Boise Metropolitan Area | ||
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| Boise, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
 Idaho State Capitol 2024 | ||
 Map of Boise–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR CSA | ||
| Coordinates: 43°30′N116°30′W / 43.5°N 116.5°W | ||
| Country |  United States | |
| State |  Idaho  Oregon | |
| Largest city | Boise | |
| Other cities | - Meridian - Nampa - Caldwell - Eagle - Kuna - Mountain Home - Ontario, OR - Payette | |
| Area | ||
• Total | 11,833.06 sq mi (30,647.5 km2) | |
| Highest elevation | 10,751 ft (3,277 m) | |
| Lowest elevation | 2,000 ft (610 m) | |
| Population (2024) | ||
• Total | 865,000 | |
| • Rank | 74th in the U.S. | |
| • Density | 52.11/sq mi (20.118/km2) | |
| GDP | ||
| • MSA | $49.947 billion (2022) | |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) | |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 27,034 | — | |
| 1910 | 63,705 | 135.6% | |
| 1920 | 75,088 | 17.9% | |
| 1930 | 82,224 | 9.5% | |
| 1940 | 108,917 | 32.5% | |
| 1950 | 141,059 | 29.5% | |
| 1960 | 168,270 | 19.3% | |
| 1970 | 191,090 | 13.6% | |
| 1980 | 280,035 | 46.5% | |
| 1990 | 319,596 | 14.1% | |
| 2000 | 464,840 | 45.4% | |
| 2010 | 616,561 | 32.6% | |
| 2020 | 764,718 | 24.0% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 865,000 | 13.1% | |
| sources: [2] | |||
The Boise, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (commonly known as the Boise Metropolitan Area or the Treasure Valley ) is an area that encompasses Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Owyhee counties in southwestern Idaho, anchored by the cities of Boise and Nampa. [3] It is the main component of the wider Boise–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR Combined Statistical Area, which adds Elmore and Payette counties in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. It is the state's largest officially designated metropolitan area and includes Idaho's three largest cities: Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Nearly 40 percent of Idaho's total population lives in the area.
Contents
- Counties
- Demographics
- Communities
- Over 200,000 inhabitants
- 50,001 to 200,000 inhabitants
- 10,001 to 50,000 inhabitants
- 5,001 to 10,000 inhabitants
- 1,001 to 5,000 inhabitants
- 1,000 inhabitants or fewer
- Unincorporated places
- Transportation
- Airports
- Interstates
- U.S. highways
- State highways
- Mass transit
- Colleges and universities
- Major universities
- Four-year colleges and universities
- Community colleges and trade schools
- Major valley employers
- See also
- References
- External links
As of the 2021 estimate, the Boise–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had a population of 795,268, [4] while the larger Boise City–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had a population of 850,341. [5] The metro area is currently the third largest in the U.S. section of the Pacific Northwest after Seattle and Portland, and is the 74th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.
