Boise County, Idaho

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Boise County, Idaho is a county located in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 6670 as per the Census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 7504, It is the 11th smallest in terms of population. The county comprises an area of 1906.76 sq mi (4938.49 sq km), of which, 1902.46 square miles (4927.35 sq km) of it is land and 4.3 square miles (11.14 sq km) of it is water, it is the 15th largest by area in the U.S. state of Idaho.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 6670 people, 2616 households, and 1899 families living in the county. The population density was 3.5 people per square mile (1.35/kmē), it would be the 12th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Idaho. There were 4349 housing units at an average density of 2.3 per square mile (0.89/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.52 persons, and the average family size was 2.93 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 11% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 7504, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 96.5% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.93% American Indian, 0.41% Asian, 0.12% Native Hawaiian, and 1.87% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $38651, it is the fifth highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Idaho. The median income for a family in the county was $43138, it is the eighth highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Idaho. The per capita income for the county was $18787, it is the fifth wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 1611 pupils and students, of which 802 are male and 809 are female, 24.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 119 nursery or pri school, 63 kindergarten, 829 elementary school, 435 high school and 165 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Crouch City	Boise County	0.42	0.42	0	154	366.8	17343	29375
2	Horseshoe Bend City	Boise County	0.62	0.62	0	770	1247.4	12486	32125
3	Idaho City City	Boise County	0.7	0.7	0	458	652.5	13370	28068
4	Placerville City	Boise County	1	1	0	60	59.9	20298	30625

Year	Population
April 2000 census	6670
April 2000 Estimate	6670
July 2000 Estimate	6747
July 2001 Estimate	6822
July 2002 Estimate	6988
July 2003 Estimate	7151
July 2004 Estimate	7215
July 2005 Estimate	7225
July 2006 Estimate	7441
July 2007 Estimate	7542
July 2008 Estimate	7504

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	50	69	119
Kindergarten	35	28	63
Elementary school	430	399	829
High school	212	223	435
College or graduate school	75	90	165

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Boise County, Idaho	$38651	$43138	$18787
Idaho, United States	$37572	$43490	$17841
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587