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Quality of Life in Boise






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