Boise State's Living Circumstances

Boise City Independent School District 1 Overview

Boise State University located in Boise City Independent School District 1 area. A total of 83,584 households are located in Boise City Independent School District 1 area. Among them, 20,763 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.05 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 48,785 and 49,115 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.28% (6,428) of residents are non-citizens and 9.24% (18,122) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Boise City Independent School District 1, Idaho
Household	83,584
Population	196,102
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	20,763 (24.84%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	48,785
Total Students	49,115
Pre-Kindergarten	2,977
Kindergarten	2,262
Grade 1-8	17,563
Grade 9-12	9,028
College/Graduate School	17,285
Veterans	158,303
Non-citizen	6,428
Non-English Home Language	18,122
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

163,356 residents are over the age of 16 and 111,883 people are in labor force. Among them, 111,491 people are in civilian labor force and 392 are in armed labor force. 106,977 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Boise City Independent School District 1 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	105,715	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	83,482	78.97%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	7,533	7.13%
Public transportation	775	0.73%
Walked	3,139	2.97%
Other method	4,198	3.97%
Worked from home	6,588	6.23%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	106,977	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	48,987	45.79%
Service	18,152	16.97%
Sales and office	22,952	21.46%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,661	7.16%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,225	8.62%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	106,977	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,280	1.20%
Construction	6,627	6.19%
Manufacturing	9,906	9.26%
Wholesale trade	2,757	2.58%
Retail trade	10,570	9.88%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,204	3.93%
Information	2,097	1.96%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	6,541	6.11%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	14,695	13.74%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	26,348	24.63%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	11,693	10.93%
Other services, except public administration	4,548	4.25%
Public administration	5,711	5.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	106,977	-
Private wage and salary workers	84,310	78.81%
Government workers	15,467	14.46%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	7,061	6.60%
Unpaid family workers	139	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $83,742 for the 83,584 households in Boise City Independent School District 1 area, Idaho. The average income of a single worker is $32,495. 179,441 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.73%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	83,584	-
Less than $10,000	6,035	7.22%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,930	3.51%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,126	9.72%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,000	9.57%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,778	12.89%
$50,000 - $74,999	14,872	17.79%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,271	12.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	11,983	14.34%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,791	5.73%
More than $200,000	5,798	6.94%
Median Household Income	$59,001	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$83,742	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	45,611	-
Less than $10,000	1,548	3.39%
$10,000 - $14,999	559	1.23%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,633	5.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,757	6.04%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,028	11.02%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,232	18.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,119	15.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,809	19.31%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,075	8.93%
More than $200,000	4,851	10.64%

Median Family Income	$81,668	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$108,001	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,495	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,904	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,904	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	197,769	-
With health insurance coverage	179,441	90.73%
Public coverage	52,891	26.74%
Private health insurance	150,045	75.87%
Without health insurance coverage	18,328	9.27%

Housing

There are 88,746 housing units in Boise City Independent School District 1 area, Idaho with 83,584 units (94.18%) occupied. 49,779 houses (59.56%) are occupied by owner and 33,805 houses (40.44%) are rented. The average housing value is $260,900 and the average rental cost is $938. 3,620 houses (4.08%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 10,357 houses (11.67%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	88,746	-
Occupied	83,584	94.18%
Owner Occupied	49,779	59.56%
Renter Occupied	33,805	40.44%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	55,639	62.69%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	5,692	6.41%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	23,376	26.34%
Mobile Homes	3,992	4.50%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	47	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	88,746	-
Built 2014 or later	3,620	4.08%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,213	2.49%
Built 2000 - 2009	10,530	11.87%
Built 1990 - 1999	18,083	20.38%
Built 1980 - 1989	13,291	14.98%
Built 1970 - 1979	16,850	18.99%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,920	7.80%
Built 1950 - 1959	6,882	7.75%
Built 1949 or earlier	10,357	11.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	88,746	-
1 room	2,226	2.51%
2 rooms	3,343	3.77%
3 rooms	8,192	9.23%
4 rooms	16,021	18.05%
5 rooms	16,933	19.08%
6 rooms	14,174	15.97%
7 rooms	9,608	10.83%
8 rooms	7,488	8.44%
9 rooms or more	10,761	12.13%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	88,746	-
no bedroom	2,455	2.77%
1 bedroom	9,047	10.19%
2 bedrooms	24,172	27.24%
3 bedrooms	34,714	39.12%
4 bedrooms	14,064	15.85%
5 bedrooms or more	4,294	4.84%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	49,779	-
Less than $50,000	2,125	4.27%
$50,000 - $99,999	996	2.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,015	8.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,426	16.93%
$200,000 - $299,999	14,514	29.16%
$300,000 - $499,999	14,020	28.16%
$500,000 - $999,999	5,037	10.12%
$1,000,000 or more	646	1.30%
Median House Value	$260,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	32,715	-
Less than $500	1,999	6.11%
$500 - $999	17,178	52.51%
$1,000 - $1,499	10,910	33.35%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,959	5.99%
$2,000 - $2,499	437	1.34%
$2,500 - $2,999	115	0.35%
$3,000 or more	117	0.36%
Median Rental Costs	$938	-

Demographic

A total of 199,205 people lives in Boise City Independent School District 1 area, Idaho with 98,752 male and 100,453 female. The males to female ratio is 49.57 to 50.43. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	199,205	-
Male	98,752	49.57%
Female	100,453	50.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	199,205	-
Under 5 years	11,149	5.60%
5 - 9 years	11,103	5.57%
10 - 14 years	11,406	5.73%
15 - 19 years	12,309	6.18%
20 - 24 years	15,289	7.68%
25 - 34 years	31,949	16.04%
35 - 44 years	27,353	13.73%
45 - 54 years	25,012	12.56%
55 - 59 years	12,856	6.45%
60 - 64 years	12,149	6.10%
65 - 74 years	17,070	8.57%
75 - 84 years	7,993	4.01%
85 years and older	3,567	1.79%
Median Age	37.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	199,205	-
One Race	192,446	96.61%
White	178,812	89.76%
Black or African American	2,845	1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,231	0.62%
Asian	5,396	2.71%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	265	0.13%
Other	3,897	1.96%

Two or more races	6,759	3.39%
White and Black or African American	1,001	0.50%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,015	1.01%
White and Asian	2,460	1.23%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%