Boise metropolitan area

Boise Metropolitan Area
Boise, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area
Idaho State Capitol 2024
Map
Map of Boise–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR CSA
Coordinates: 43°30′N 116°30′W / 43.5°N 116.5°W / 43.5; -116.5
Country United States
State Idaho
Oregon
Largest cityBoise
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
 • Rank75th in the U.S.
 • Density73.1/sq mi (20.118/km2)
GDP
 • MSA$49.947 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
190027,034
191063,705135.6%
192075,08817.9%
193082,2249.5%
1940108,91732.5%
1950141,05929.5%
1960168,27019.3%
1970191,09013.6%
1980280,03546.5%
1990319,59614.1%
2000464,84045.4%
2010616,56132.6%
2020764,71824.0%
2024 (est.)865,00013.1%
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.

Boise, from its foothills

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 75th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.

Downtown Boise in 2013
  1. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Boise City, ID (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  2. ^ census.gov – Idaho population by county, 1900–90 accessed 2009-05-03
  3. ^ Idaho Dept. of Labor
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau". Retrieved 2022-04-20. American Fact Finder