Boise City, ID metro area

The Boise City, ID metropolitan area spans 5 counties and had 845,877 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $58.8 billion that year.

Idaho5 countiesPart of Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR

GDP, 2024$58.8B#75 of 387 · +8.1% nominal

Income per person, 2024$67,248#121 of 387

Unemployment, 20253.4%#73 of 387 · #1 = lowest

Price level, 2024 (US = 100)98.4#103 of 387 · #1 = most expensive

Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area

Boise City, IDUnited States

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 5 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

Industry	Value added	Share	US share
Real estate	—	—	13.7%
Government	$5.9B	10.0%	11.1%
Manufacturing	$3.8B	6.5%	9.5%
Finance & insurance	$3.6B	6.2%	8.7%
Professional services	—	—	8.0%
Health care	—	—	7.5%
Wholesale trade	—	—	6.3%
Retail trade	$4.6B	7.9%	5.9%
Information	$1.8B	3.0%	5.7%
Construction	$4.7B	7.9%	4.3%
Transportation & warehousing	—	—	3.3%
Accommodation & food	$1.9B	3.3%	3.1%
Administrative & waste services	—	—	3.0%
Other services	$1.2B	2.1%	2.0%
Management of companies	—	—	1.8%
Utilities	$286M	0.5%	1.6%
Mining, oil & gas	$180M	0.3%	1.3%
Education	—	—	1.1%
Arts & recreation	$492M	0.8%	1.0%
Agriculture	$646M	1.1%	0.8%

Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

County	State	Type	FIPS
Ada County	Idaho	Central	16001
Boise County	Idaho	Outlying	16015
Canyon County	Idaho	Outlying	16027
Gem County	Idaho	Outlying	16045
Owyhee County	Idaho	Outlying	16073