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Boise City, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Boise City is a Census city of 237,242 people across 85.16 square miles of land, in Ada County. Median household income is $83,904, 63.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 577 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $272.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Boise City
What Boise City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area85.16 sq mi
- Water area0.99 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,786
- County holding the largest share of its areaAda County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Boise City
- Population237,242
- Median age38.6
- Population under 1843,866
- Share under 1818.5 percent
- Population 65 and over38,505
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households101,178
- Family households57,993
- Share of households that are families57.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Boise City
- Median household income$83,904
- Per capita income$49,861
- Civilian labor force133,989
- Employed129,126
- Unemployed4,863
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over167,796
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Boise City
- Housing units106,279
- Occupied units101,178
- Vacant units5,101
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent
- Owner occupied63,910
- Renter occupied37,268
- Ownership rate63.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$484,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,446
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent
- Single family units75,661
- Share single family71.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more27,363
- Share in buildings of two or more25.7 percent
- Mobile homes3,178
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Boise City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute104,776
- Commuting under 15 minutes37,076
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more16,800
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.0 percent
- Drove alone67.6 percent
- Carpooled7.5 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked2.9 percent
- Worked from home17.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boise City
SBA loans in Boise City (7(a))
- Approvals577
- Gross approval$272,661,800
- Average approval$472,551
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,257,560
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported6,520
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome141
- Paid in full135
- Charged off6
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans4.3 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.5 percent
- Share to franchises14.0 percent
- Distinct lenders69
- Distinct industries by NAICS200
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boise City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Boise City (504)
- Approvals206
- Gross approval$146,904,000
- Average approval$713,126
- Median approval$440,000
- Largest approval$4,976,000
- Jobs supported1,594
- Loans with a final outcome54
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans1.9 percent
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boise City, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Boise City
- NFIP communityCity of Boise
- NFIP community number160002
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The City of Boise participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160002 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ada County, not Boise City
Ada County context, not Boise City figures
- Establishments in Ada County17,028
- Covered employment, Ada County288,010
- Average annual pay, Ada County$70,588
- Housing units permitted, Ada County5,137
Every figure in this section is published for Ada County as a whole and is not a measurement of Boise City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Boise City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Boise City, Idaho?
237,242, in 101,178 households. Boise City city covers 85.16 square miles of land, which is 2,786 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Boise City in?
Ada County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Boise City?
$83,904. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $484,800. Median gross rent is $1,446 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Boise City businesses?
577 7(a) approvals totaling $272.7 m since FY2020, across 69 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 206 504 approvals worth $146.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boise City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Boise City borrowers get paid back?
Of the 141 loans that have reached a final outcome, 135 were paid in full and 6 charged off, a charge off rate of 4.3 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Boise City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Boise City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Boise, city of, community 160002, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Boise City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ada County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Boise City.
Is zoning published for Boise City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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