Boise City

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Boise City

Total population

237,959

Median home value

$498,500

49.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$81,102

Boise City$81k

National$74k

Air quality index

31Good

Weather67°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates43.60°, -116.23°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County. The population of the city was 235,685 at the 2020 census. The Boise metropolitan area, located in the Treasure Valley, includes five counties of Idaho with an estimated population of 846,000, the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho and 95th-most populous in the United States.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Boise City, ID from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Eugene Myers

American computer scientist

Torrie Wilson

American professional wrestler

Jeret Peterson

aerial skier

Kristine Sutherland

American actress

Bridget Powers

American actress, pornographic film performer, and musician

Jeremy Shada

American actor

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Norman Bates

American musician (1927–2004)

Jake Plummer

American football player (born 1974)

David H. Bieter

American politician

Frank Church

American politician and lawyer (1924–1984)

Eilen Jewell

American singer

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Sara Studebaker

American biathlete

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Erik Fisher

American alpine skier

Rosalie Sorrels

American singer-songwriter (1933-2017)

Curtis Stigers

American singer

James Jesus Angleton

chief of the CIA's counterintelligence (CI) staff from 1954 to 1975

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Idaho

• Garden City
  5.7 mi away
• Hidden Springs
  8.2 mi away
• Meridian
  8.5 mi away · pop. 117,635
• Eagle
  8.6 mi away · pop. 30,346
• Kuna
  10.1 mi away · pop. 24,011
• Robie Creek
  11.8 mi away
• Avimor
  12.2 mi away
• Star
  14.6 mi away
• Nampa
  16.7 mi away · pop. 100,200
• Middleton
  20.7 mi away
• Caldwell
  21.6 mi away · pop. 59,996
• Melba
  21.7 mi away

Browse all places in Idaho →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Boise City

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Kinyon Springs Wildfire, Owyhee, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-05-25 · 78 mi
• Median Wildfire, Gooding, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-06-17 · 92 mi
• Black Ridge Wildfire, Lincoln, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-05-25 · 121 mi
• Cedar Cabin - RX Prescribed Fire, Butte, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-04-21 · 149 mi
• Summit Creek Wildfire, Cassia, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-05-25 · 160 mi
• Old Emigrant Wildfire, Umatilla, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-06-16 · 182 mi
• RX D4 Piquett Creek Prescribed Fire, Ravalli, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-04-17 · 184 mi
• Egberts Wildfire, Elko, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-05-25 · 192 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Seen 2026-06-26

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

Seen 2026-06-26

European Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Seen 2026-06-26

Woodlouse Spider

Dysdera crocata

Seen 2026-06-26

Lilac Root Weevil

Otiorhynchus meridionalis

Seen 2026-06-25

Artichoke Thistle

Cynara cardunculus

Seen 2026-06-25

Cat-faced Orbweaver

Araneus gemmoides

Seen 2026-06-25

California Flattened Jumping Spider

Platycryptus californicus

Seen 2026-06-25

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Boise City, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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