Labor Market Data for the Boise Valley

Population

Boise City - Nampa MSA* Information:

Includes Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Owyhee Counties

Population within a 45-minute draw area: 615,528.
Total Workforce: 297,755.
Workforce within a 45-minute draw area: 325,794.
Unemployement: 2.9%.
Average Commute Time: 18.0 min.

	1990 Census	2000 Census	2005 Estimate	2010 Projection	Percent Change (1990 to 2000)	Percent Change (2005 to 2010)
Boise City Total Population Population Density (Pop/Sq Mi)** Total Households	143,497 3,099.3 56,645	185,787 2,912.9 74,438	205,339 3,219.5 83,521	227,461 3,566.3 93,263	29.5% -6.0% 31.4%	10.8% 10.8% 11.7%
Boise-Nampa MSA* Total Population Population Density (Pop/Sq Mi)** Total Households	319,593 6,902.7 117,360	464,840 7,288.2 170,291	544,352 8,534.8 200,852	628,317 9,851.3 232,475	45.4% 5.6% 45.1%	15.4% 15.4% 15.7%
Treasure Valley Total Population Population Density (Pop/Sq Mi)** Total Households	365,785 7,900.3 133,793	524,525 8,224.0 190,516	606,241 9,505.2 221,971	691,854 10,847.5 254,209	43.4% 4.1% 42.4%	14.1% 14.1% 14.5%

**The land area of Boise changed from 48.3 square miles in 1990 to 63.78 square miles in 2000. The 2000 figure was used in the 2005 estimate and 2010 projection.
Source: ESRI Business Services Data, June 2006

Population Projections

Year	Ada Population	Canyon Population	Total (MSA*)
1990	205,775	90,076	295,851
2000	300,904	131,441	432,345
2005	361,484	167,141	528,625
2006	383,314	175,781	559,095
Projections shown below were updated in March 2006
2010	403,501	185,509	593,010
2015	457,907	206,988	664,894
2020	507,719	219,262	762,981

Households

	Boise City	Boise City-Nampa MSA*	Idaho
Detail	2006	2006	2006
Households	80,714	208,157	539,297
Families	49,213	146,807	384,710
Average Household Size	2.39	2.67	2.67
Owner Occupied HUs	51,833	153,033	398,944
Renter Occupied HUs	28,881	55,124	140,353
Median Age	34.0	33.1	33.8

Major Employers

Major Employers: Boise City-Nampa MSA*

Business	City	Ownership
Ada County	Boise	public
Albertsons A SUPERVALU Company	Boise	private
Amalgamated Sugar Co.	Nampa	private
Blue Cross of Idaho	Meridian	private
Boise Cascade, LLC	Boise	private
Boise School District	Boise	public
Boise State University	Boise	public
Citicorp	Meridian	private
City of Boise	Boise	public
DirecTV	Boise	private
Fred Meyer	Boise	private
Hewlett-Packard Company	Boise	private
Idaho Department of Commerce & Labor	Boise	public
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare	Boise	public
Idaho National Guard	Boise	public
Idaho Power Company	Boise	private
J.R. Simplot Company	Boise	private
Meridian School District	Meridian	public
Micron Technology	Boise	private
Mountain Home Air Force Base	Mountain Home	public
MPC Computers	Nampa	private
Nampa School District	Nampa	public
Qwest Communications	Boise	private
Saltzer Medical Group	Nampa	private
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center	Boise	private
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center	Boise	private
U.S. Bank	Boise	private
U.S. Postal Service	Boise	public
Veterans Affairs, Medical Center	Boise	public
Wal-Mart	Boise	private
Washington Group International	Boise	private
Wells Fargo	Boise	private
West Valley Medical Center	Nampa	private

Total Businesses in Boise City - Nampa MSA*: 22,005
(Source: 2004 Demographics USA, CBSA Rankings)

Businesses

Major Industries - As of November 2006
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	55,100
Government	43,300
Professional and Business Services	39,100
Educational and Health Services	32,800
Manufacturing	31,000
Construction	23,900
Leisure and Hospitality	23,300
Financial Activities	14,700
Other services	7,200
Information	5,400

Colleges And Universities

Colleges and Universities	Enrollment
Boise State University	18,599
Northwest Nazarene University	1,469
College of Idaho	761
Idaho State University (total)	12,596
University of Idaho (total)	11,846

Climate

Climate Statistics
Elevation	2,842'
Annual Days of Sun	234
Annual Snowfall	21.4"
Annual Precipitation	12.1"
Mean Temperature	51.1°
July Avg. High	90.6°
Jan Avg. Low	29.1°

Avg. Commute Time	18 min

*Metropolitan Statistical Area - a Census Bureau-defined urbanized area of at least 50,000 inhabitants with a total metropolitan population of at least 100,000.

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