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1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly,
covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report
.. impact of Fed''s interest rate action
.. which sectors are expanding or contracting
.. housing market conditions
.. insights to help your planning and decision-making.
The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.
2. Overview & Update The total population of the Boise City, ID MSA metro changed from 618,020 in 2010 to 664,707 in 2015, a change of 58,889 (9.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 85 in 2010 and 81 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 4,660 (2011), 5,759 (2012), 8,629 (2013), 9,626 (2014), 9,626 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.
This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 690,330. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 72,407 (11.7%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 69,622 (2010) to 109,109 (2020), a change of 39,487 (56.7%). See more about population projections.
Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 353 in 2008 and 431 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,654 in 2008 to $37,991 in 2014, a change of $3,337 (9.6%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.
282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 85 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $24,672 in 2009 to $29,331 in 2014 a change of $4,659 (18.88%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $24,672 in 2009 to $27,062 in 2014, a change of $2,390 (9.69%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.
Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 95 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 14260; see table usage details below the table.
Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
Boise Cascade Company
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.
Micron Technology, Inc.
Number in this metro: 3. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.
3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperitygo top
3.1. Lay of the Landgo top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary. Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.
View developed with CV XE GIS software. See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.
3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhoodgo top
Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).
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4. Population Characteristics & Trendsgo top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.
Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.
4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main. Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin
649,321
666,144
16,823
2.59
One race
632,057
648,491
16,434
2.60
White
593,580
606,993
13,413
2.26
Black/African American
593,580
606,993
13,413
2.26
American Indian/Alaska Native
4,851
6,126
1,275
26.28
Asian alone
13,429
14,796
1,367
10.18
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1,293
321
-972
-75.17
Some other race alone
13,618
13,518
-100
-0.73
Two or more races
17,264
17,653
389
2.25
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
83,246
88,110
4,864
5.84
Population 25 years and over
414,598
428,486
13,888
5.84
% high school graduate or higher
90.3
91.3
1.0
1.11
% bachelor's degree or higher
30.7
29.4
-1.3
-4.23
Total Households
233,789
240,402
6,613
-4.23
Median household income ($)
49,583
51,826
2,243
4.52
Mean household income ($)
65,462
69,597
4,135
6.32
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age
649,321
666,144
16,823
2.59
Male
324,509
333,067
8,558
6.32
Female
324,812
333,077
8,265
6.32
Under 5 years
44,165
43,395
-770
6.32
5 to 9 years
51,612
53,542
1,930
3.74
10 to 14 years
51,216
50,872
-344
-0.67
15 to 19 years
45,289
47,864
2,575
5.69
20 to 24 years
42,441
41,985
-456
-1.07
  25 to 34 years
86,537
90,031
3,494
4.04
35 to 44 years
87,381
90,643
3,262
3.73
45 to 54 years
85,660
85,112
-548
-0.64
55 to 59 years
40,481
38,421
-2,060
-5.09
55 to 59 years
40,481
38,421
-2,060
-5.09
60 to 64 years
34,773
37,370
2,597
7.47
65 to 74 years
47,471
53,028
5,557
11.71
75 to 84 years
23,309
23,633
324
1.39
85 years and over
8,986
10,248
1,262
14.04
Median age
35.4
35.7
0.3
0.85
18 years and over
473,095
488,230
15,135
3.20
21 years and over
446,040
459,564
13,524
3.03
62 years and over
99,553
109,069
9,516
9.56
65 years and over
79,766
86,909
7,143
8.95
5. Housing Characteristics & Trendsgo top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.
5.1. Total Housing Units Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
Census 2010
July 1 2010
July 1 2011
July 1 2012
July 1 2013
July 1 2014
Change 2010-2014
%Change 2010-2014
Total Housing Units
246,052
246,399
247,556
248,879
251,907
255,749
9,350
3.79
5.2. General Housing Characteristics Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure
251,703
256,178
4,475
1.78
1-unit, detached
194,464
192,542
-1,922
-0.99
1-unit, attached
7,872
8,537
665
8.45
2 units
5,227
5,209
-18
-0.34
3 or 4 units
9,556
11,436
1,880
19.67
5 to 9 units
4,655
6,508
1,853
39.81
10 to 20 units
4,536
4,917
381
8.40
20 or more units
9,447
11,606
2,159
22.85
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure
251,703
256,178
4,475
1.78
Occupied Housing Units
233,789
240,402
6,613
2.83
Owner
159,103
161,692
2,589
1.63
Renter
74,686
78,710
4,024
5.39
Vacant Housing Units
17,914
15,776
-2,138
-11.93
Homeowner vacancy rate
1.70
1.60
-0.10
...
Rental vacancy rate
4.10
3.10
-1.00
...
Average household size; owner-occ
2.71
2.78
0.07
2.58
Average household size; renter-occ
2.78
2.62
-0.16
-5.76
Median Value $ owner occupied
162,800
173,200
10,400
6.39
Median Rent $ renter occupied
799
828
29
3.63
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
Aug15
Sep15
Oct15
Nov15
Dec15
Jan16
Feb16
Mar16
Apr16
May16
Jun16
Jul16
Total Residential Units
481
390
434
481
306
523
606
549
683
729
572
501
in 1 unit bldgs
439
334
377
340
297
419
378
488
492
515
487
444
in 2 unit bldgs
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
4
in 3-4 unit bldgs
0
28
0
27
9
0
20
32
0
100
28
19
in 5+ unit bldgs
42
28
57
112
0
104
208
29
187
112
55
34
Bldgs with 5+ units
2
4
3
7
0
4
8
1
5
5
4
3
Percent Coverage
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Value ($000), Total Units
107,197
77,931
94,015
98,830
70,964
95,944
99,831
119,045
132,240
137,729
121,588
101,427
1 unit structures
100,378
72,958
90,481
83,583
70,263
85,357
83,636
109,215
112,270
117,098
114,281
96,650
2 unit structures
0
0
0
98
0
0
0
0
599
341
250
434
3-4 unit structures
0
2,310
0
2,374
701
0
1,505
2,766
0
5,950
1,138
1,226
5+ unit structures
6,819
2,663
3,534
12,775
0
10,587
14,690
7,064
19,371
14,340
5,919
3,117
5.4. Housing Price Indexgo top Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table. See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.
Item
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Change 2011-2015
%Change 2011-2015
Personal income
21,648,297
22,881,108
24,030,572
25,678,371
27,046,520
5,398,223
24.9
Net earnings 1/
13,789,731
14,267,621
15,271,742
16,358,294
17,316,746
3,527,015
25.6
Personal current transfer receipts
3,832,540
3,925,010
4,093,082
4,267,287
4,506,842
674,302
17.6
Income maintenance 2/
428,418
429,856
433,228
415,842
407,219
-21,199
-4.9
Unemployment insurance compensation
187,062
128,097
83,383
53,380
50,488
-136,574
-73.0
Retirement and other
3,217,060
3,367,057
3,576,471
3,798,065
4,049,135
832,075
25.9
Dividends, interest, and rent 3/
4,026,026
4,688,477
4,665,748
5,052,790
5,222,932
1,196,906
29.7
Population 4/
627,647
637,653
650,097
664,707
676,909
49,262
7.8
Per capita personal income
34,491
35,883
36,965
38,631
39,956
5,465
15.8
Per capita net earnings
21,971
22,375
23,491
24,610
25,582
3,611
16.4
Per capita personal current transfer receipts
6,106
6,155
6,296
6,420
6,658
552
9.0
Per capita income maintenance
683
674
666
626
602
-81
-11.9
Per capita unemployment insurance compensation
298
201
128
80
75
-223
-74.8
Per capita retirement and other
5,126
5,280
5,501
5,714
5,982
856
16.7
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent
6,414
7,353
7,177
7,602
7,716
1,302
20.3
Earnings by place of work
15,381,142
15,897,156
17,210,896
18,406,291
19,483,803
4,102,661
26.7
Wages and salaries
10,634,144
11,000,158
11,674,605
12,493,485
13,060,397
2,426,253
22.8
Supplements to wages and salaries
2,610,776
2,672,226
2,911,770
2,867,068
3,082,682
471,906
18.1
Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/
1,617,752
1,652,931
1,864,217
1,792,891
1,968,378
350,626
21.7
Employer cont. for government social insurance
993,024
1,019,295
1,047,553
1,074,177
1,114,304
121,280
12.2
Proprietors' income
2,136,222
2,224,772
2,624,521
3,045,738
3,340,724
1,204,502
56.4
Nonfarm proprietors' income
179,777
183,642
159,264
212,410
180,547
770
0.4
Farm proprietors' income
1,956,445
2,041,130
2,465,257
2,833,328
3,160,177
1,203,732
61.5
Total full-time and part-time employment
357,185
362,130
372,613
382,939
394,739
37,554
10.5
Wage and salary jobs
268,162
273,600
282,430
290,896
300,117
31,955
11.9
Number of proprietors
89,023
88,530
90,183
92,043
94,622
5,599
6.3
Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/
4,751
4,634
4,630
4,596
4,596
-155
-3.3
Number of farm proprietors
84,272
83,896
85,553
87,447
90,026
5,754
6.8
Average earnings per job (dollars)
43,062
43,899
46,190
48,066
49,359
6,297
14.6
Average wages and salaries
39,656
40,205
41,336
42,948
43,518
3,862
9.7
Average nonfarm proprietors' income
23,216
24,329
28,816
32,401
35,103
11,887
51.2
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars. See related notes.
6.2. Cost of Living Indexesgo top Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexesgo top Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.
6.4. Consumer Price Indexgo top Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sectorgo top Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
Item
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Change 2009-14
%Change 2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars
24,672
25,346
25,566
26,511
28,051
29,331
4,659
18.88
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars
24,672
25,174
25,090
25,444
26,376
27,062
2,390
9.69
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Businessgo top Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Sector
Establishments 2015Q1
Employment 2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages 2015Q1
Establishments 2015Q2
Employment 2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages 2015Q2
Total, all industries
19,084
454,813
813
19,220
470,907
780
Total, all industries - Fed Govt
113
9,630
1,448
109
9,977
1,226
Total, all industries - St Govt
117
...
...
115
...
...
Total, all industries - Local Govt
393
...
...
394
...
...
Total, all industries - Private
18,461
384,633
812
18,602
399,147
780
Goods-producing
3,555
72,852
1,051
3,611
79,112
1,012
Natural resources and mining
433
7,362
585
429
9,857
586
Construction
2,332
25,026
749
2,395
27,807
790
Manufacturing
790
40,464
1,332
787
41,448
1,266
Service-providing
14,906
311,781
756
14,991
320,035
722
Trade, transportation & utilities
3,812
91,325
806
3,796
93,085
757
Information
291
...
...
290
...
...
Financial activities
2,012
...
...
2,022
...
...
Professional & business services
3,560
62,944
862
3,584
64,690
820
Education and health services
2,378
71,263
799
2,415
72,444
789
Leisure and hospitality
1,500
44,469
292
1,513
46,846
295
Other services
1,353
12,020
516
1,368
12,676
519
Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trendsgo top Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristicsgo top 2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
Institution
City Name
Code
Level
Total UG Enrollment
Fulltime UG Enrollment
Total Grad Enrollment
Fulltime Grad Enrollment
Aveda Institute-Boise
Boise, ID
461652
4
58
48
0
0
Boise Barber College
Boise, ID
476850
4
42
42
0
0
Boise Bible College
Boise, ID
142090
5
175
156
0
0
Boise State University
Boise, ID
142115
9
19,333
12,155
2,894
883
Broadview University-Boise
Meridian, ID
467793
5
116
79
0
0
Brown Mackie College-Boise
Boise, ID
455600
5
356
356
0
0
Carrington College-Boise
Boise, ID
142054
3
494
455
0
0
College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID
455114
3
10,217
3,480
0
0
ITT Technical Institute-Boise
Boise, ID
142337
5
274
181
0
0
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Nampa
Nampa, ID
482033
4
127
127
0
0
Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, ID
142461
9
1,524
1,167
725
552
Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology
Boise, ID
455859
4
210
182
0
0
Paul Mitchell the School-Boise
Boise, ID
260929
4
142
109
0
0
Razzle Dazzle College of Hair Design Inc
Nampa, ID
247047
4
100
100
0
0
Stevens-Henager College-Boise
Boise, ID
460899
5
350
350
0
0
The College of Idaho
Caldwell, ID
142294
7
1,120
1,085
24
12
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Boise
Boise, ID
443942
4
114
114
0
0
University of Phoenix-Idaho Campus
Meridian, ID
440466
7
228
228
17
17
Velvet Touch Academy of Cosmetology
Nampa, ID
476762
4
41
41
0
0
Number of institutions: 19 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 35,021 Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree
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if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.
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