Boise metropolitan area

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. 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.



As of the 2021 estimate, the Boise–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had a population of 795,268, while the larger Boise City–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had a population of 850,341. 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.



Demographics
As of the 2010 census, there were 616,561 people, 170,291 households, and 120,118 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 89.80% White, 0.52% African American, 0.80% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 5.02% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.96% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $36,695, and the median income for a family was $42,196. Males had a median income of $31,854 versus $23,244 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,041.

Over 200,000 inhabitants

 * Boise (principal city)

50,001 to 200,000 inhabitants

 * Caldwell
 * Meridian
 * Nampa

10,001 to 50,000 inhabitants

 * Eagle
 * Kuna
 * Middleton
 * Mountain Home
 * Garden City
 * Star
 * Ontario, Oregon

5,001 to 10,000 inhabitants

 * Emmett
 * Fruitland
 * Payette

1,001 to 5,000 inhabitants

 * Hidden Springs
 * Homedale
 * Marsing
 * New Plymouth
 * Nyssa, Oregon
 * Parma
 * Wilder
 * Vale, Oregon

1,000 inhabitants or fewer

 * Adrian, Oregon
 * Crouch
 * Greenleaf
 * Horseshoe Bend
 * Idaho City
 * Jordan Valley, Oregon
 * Melba
 * Notus
 * Placerville

Unincorporated places

 * Annex, Oregon
 * Arock, Oregon
 * Banks
 * Basque, Oregon
 * Beulah, Oregon
 * Bowmont
 * Bruneau
 * Burns Junction, Oregon
 * Cairo, Oregon
 * Crowley, Oregon
 * Danner, Oregon
 * Garden Valley
 * Hamilton Corner
 * Harper, Oregon
 * Huston
 * Ironside, Oregon
 * Jamieson, Oregon
 * Jonesboro, Oregon
 * Juntura, Oregon
 * Letha
 * Lowman
 * McDermitt, Nevada-Oregon
 * Murphy
 * Ola
 * Owyhee, Oregon
 * Payette Junction, Oregon
 * Riddle
 * Riverside, Oregon
 * Rome, Oregon
 * Roswell
 * Sunnyslope
 * Sweet

Airports

 * Boise Airport
 * Nampa Municipal Airport
 * Caldwell Executive Airport
 * Mountain Home Municipal Airport

Interstates

 * I-84.svg Interstate 84
 * I-184.svg Interstate 184

U.S. highways

 * US 20.svg U.S. Route 20
 * US 26.svg U.S. Route 26
 * US 30.svg U.S. Route 30
 * US 95.svg U.S. Route 95

State highways

 * ID-16.svg State Highway 16
 * ID-19.svg State Highway 19
 * ID-21.svg State Highway 21
 * ID-44.svg State Highway 44
 * ID-45.svg State Highway 45
 * ID-51.svg State Highway 51
 * ID-52.svg State Highway 52
 * ID-55.svg State Highway 55
 * ID-67.svg State Highway 67
 * ID-69.svg State Highway 69
 * ID-72.svg State Highway 72
 * ID-78.svg State Highway 78
 * ID-167.svg State Highway 167
 * OR 52.svg Oregon Route 52
 * OR 78.svg Oregon Route 78
 * OR 201.svg Oregon Route 201
 * OR 451.svg Oregon Route 451
 * OR 452.svg Oregon Route 452
 * OR 453.svg Oregon Route 453
 * OR 454.svg Oregon Route 454

Mass transit

 * ValleyRide

Major universities

 * Boise State University (BSU), Boise, Idaho

Four-year colleges and universities

 * Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), Nampa, Idaho
 * The College of Idaho (C of I), Caldwell, Idaho
 * University of Idaho (U of I), Boise; Extension Campus
 * Idaho State University (ISU), Meridian, Idaho; Extension Campus

Community colleges and trade schools

 * College of Western Idaho, Nampa, Idaho (CWI) Nampa; Main Campus, Aspen Classroom Bldg., Canyon County Extension Boise; Ada County Campus
 * Treasure Valley Community College, Caldwell, Idaho (TVCC) Ontario, Oregon; Main Campus Caldwell, Idaho; Caldwell Campus
 * Northwest Lineman College (NLC), Kuna, Idaho
 * Heavy Equipment Operator School of Idaho, Boise
 * Stevens-Henager College, Boise, Idaho Nampa, Idaho
 * Carrington College, Boise
 * Broadview University, Meridian, Idaho
 * University of Phoenix Meridian; Main Campus
 * Boise Bible College, Boise

Major valley employers

 * Micron Technology Boise, Nampa
 * Saint Luke's Medical Centers Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Nampa
 * Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Centers Boise, Nampa, Caldwell, Ontario
 * Simplot Boise, Caldwell
 * Hewlett-Packard Garden City / Boise
 * Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Meridian
 * Union Pacific Railroad Nampa
 * T-Mobile US Meridian
 * DirecTV Boise
 * Teleperformance Boise