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Boise County, Idaho in charts

In the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, the median household income in Boise County, Idaho, was $78,774, about the same as Idaho's ($77,800) and the U.S. figure ($80,734). 7.7% of its people lived below the poverty line, lower than Idaho's (10.6%) and the U.S. figure (12.5%). Median rent was $850 a month, and the typical owner-occupied home was worth $476,100.

Median household income

$78,774 ± $3,983

Median household income, dollars a year. 635th highest of 3,143 counties; 7th highest of 44 in Idaho.

Boise County
$78,774
Idaho
$77,800
U.S.
$80,734

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Poverty rate

7.7% ± 2.3%

Percent of people below the poverty line. 303rd lowest of 3,144 counties; 4th lowest of 44 in Idaho.

Boise County
7.7%
Idaho
10.6%
U.S.
12.5%

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Median rent

$850 ± $222

Median gross rent, dollars a month. 1,390th lowest of 3,137 counties; 12th lowest of 44 in Idaho.

Boise County
$850
Idaho
$1,238
U.S.
$1,413

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Median home value

$476,100 ± $37,536

Median home value, dollars. 158th highest of 3,139 counties; 7th highest of 44 in Idaho.

Boise County
$476,100
Idaho
$418,600
U.S.
$332,700

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Average commute

38 minutes ± 3.4

Average one-way commute, minutes. 42nd highest of 3,143 counties; 2nd highest of 44 in Idaho.

Boise County
38 minutes
Idaho
21.6 minutes
U.S.
26.4 minutes

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Cite this page

Chartly, “Boise County, Idaho in charts”, from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates ending in 2024. https://chart.ly/counties/boise-county-idaho

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How these figures are measured

  • Every figure comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which asks a sample of households each year. The 5-year estimates pool five years of answers so that even small counties have one, so they describe those years together, not the latest year, and don't reflect recent price increases.
  • Each county figure is shown with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence, as the Census publishes it). Small counties' margins can be wide; where a county's gap from its state or the U.S. is within its margin, we say “about the same.”
  • Rent is median gross rent, including utilities. Home value is what owners estimate their home would sell for. The poverty line is the same across the country, so it doesn't reflect higher living costs in some places. Commute is the average one-way trip to work; people who work from home are not counted.
  • Counties include county equivalents such as parishes, boroughs and independent cities. Connecticut appears as its nine planning regions, which replaced its counties in Census data.

Sources and dates

  • What is the typical household income in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What share of people live in poverty in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How much is rent in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What is the typical home worth in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How long is the commute to work in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.