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Quality of life is a simple phrase that describes the advantages of everyday life in Boise. Boise is home to a mixture of people with different ages and backgrounds, all enjoying the nature and quiet Boise is known for. Set away from the mainstream, yet with cultural pleasures as theatre's, galleries and museums you feel like you never have to leave.
Fact Index
| Residential Population |
168,258 |
| Average Wage Per Capita |
$27,887 |
| Mean Tempeture |
51 Degrees |
| Square Miles |
1,645 |
| Annual Percipitation |
12.11 Inches |
| Bike & Trail Paths |
25 Miles |
| Median Value Housing Unit |
$123,500 |
| Average Elevation |
2,842 Ft. |
| City Incorporated |
July 3, 1890 |
| Sales Tax |
5% |
| Crime Rate |
14% below nat. rate |
| Unemployement Rate |
3.3% |
1997 Per Capita Income - Ada County - $27,887
- Canyon County - $16,956
- Boise MSA - $24,567
- National - $25,288
1999 Effective Buying Income (EBI is a measure of after tax income) Median Household EBI Tax Income - $36,831 Average Household EBI Tax Income - $46,285 Per Capita EBI Tax Income - $17,201 % Households over $25,000/Year - 68.6%
Population- Boise Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2000 - 403,817
- Ada County Population, 2000 - 283,357
- Canyon County Population, 2000 - 120,460
- Boise City, 1999 - 170,327
- Designated Market Area, 1999 - 538,800
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