Language Spoken At Home in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 195,170 | 100% |
English only | 175,483 | 89.9% |
Language other than English | 19,687 | 10.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,687 | 3.9% |
Spanish | 8,314 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,738 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,217 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,828 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,818 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,493 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 1,338 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 628 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 208,332 | 100% |
American | 16,559 | 7.9% |
Arab | 606 | 0.3% |
Czech | 1,120 | 0.5% |
Danish | 3,544 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 4,176 | 2.0% |
English | 30,559 | 14.7% |
French (except Basque) | 5,439 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 1,258 | 0.6% |
German | 36,519 | 17.5% |
Greek | 621 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 682 | 0.3% |
Irish | 23,635 | 11.3% |
Italian | 8,053 | 3.9% |
Lithuanian | 204 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 7,186 | 3.4% |
Polish | 3,475 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 1,000 | 0.5% |
Russian | 1,833 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,888 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 6,827 | 3.3% |
Slovak | 97 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,256 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 5,483 | 2.6% |
Swiss | 1,368 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 386 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,906 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 185 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 86,042 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 51,422 | 59.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 23,282 | 27.1% |
Married-couple family | 39,140 | 45.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,924 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,366 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,540 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,916 | 9.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,818 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 34,620 | 40.2% |
Householder living alone | 26,043 | 30.3% |
65 years and over | 7,129 | 8.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 25,231 | 29.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 17,236 | 20.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 204,746 | 100% |
Householder | 86,042 | 42.0% |
Spouse | 39,055 | 19.1% |
Child | 53,749 | 26.3% |
Other relatives | 8,523 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 17,377 | 8.5% |
Unmarried partner | 5,504 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 84,541 | 100% |
Never married | 30,585 | 36.2% |
Now married, except separated | 41,970 | 49.6% |
Separated | 860 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 1,630 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 9,496 | 11.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 85,674 | 100% |
Never married | 23,710 | 27.7% |
Now married, except separated | 41,088 | 48.0% |
Separated | 1,109 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 6,233 | 7.3% |
Divorced | 13,534 | 15.8% |
Fertility in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,134 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 785 | 25.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 107 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,500 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 736 | 29.4% |
Less than 1 year | 139 | 5.6% |
1 or 2 years | 129 | 5.2% |
3 or 4 years | 231 | 9.2% |
5 or more years | 237 | 9.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 736 | 100% |
Who are female | 488 | 66.3% |
Who are married | 471 | 64.0% |
School Enrollment in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 57,456 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,545 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 2,431 | 4.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,716 | 34.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,910 | 19.0% |
College or graduate school | 21,854 | 38.0% |
Educational Attainment in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 138,550 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,028 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,999 | 4.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 29,524 | 21.3% |
Some college, no degree | 37,295 | 26.9% |
Associate's degree | 10,881 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 33,447 | 24.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 18,376 | 13.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 37.4% |
Veteran Status in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 162,020 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 17,669 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 206,423 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,453 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 46,008 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,649 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 137,170 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,296 | 9.0% |
65 years and over | 23,245 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,508 | 36.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 205,625 | 100% |
Same house | 161,853 | 78.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 41,839 | 20.3% |
Same county | 27,562 | 13.4% |
Different county | 14,277 | 6.9% |
Same state | 5,867 | 2.9% |
Different state | 8,410 | 4.1% |
Abroad | 1,933 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 208,332 | 100% |
Native | 192,578 | 92.4% |
Born in United States | 189,875 | 91.1% |
State of residence | 89,069 | 42.8% |
Different state | 100,806 | 48.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,703 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 15,754 | 7.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 15,754 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,409 | 40.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 9,345 | 59.3% |
Year of Entry in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 18,457 | 100% |
Native | 2,703 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 45 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,658 | 98.3% |
Foreign born | 15,754 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 537 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 15,217 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Boise City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 15,754 | 100% |
Europe | 3,680 | 23.4% |
Asia | 6,402 | 40.6% |
Africa | 1,043 | 6.6% |
Oceania | 181 | 1.1% |
Latin America | 3,668 | 23.3% |
Northern America | 780 | 5.0% |