Boise is a relatively large city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 236,634 people and 75 associated neighborhoods, Boise is the largest community in Idaho.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Boise is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Boise is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boise who work in management occupations (12.28%), office and administrative support (10.43%), and sales jobs (9.60%). Also of interest is that Boise has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.40% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Boise is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.81% of adults in Boise have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Boise in 2022 was $44,728, which is wealthy relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,912 for a family of four. However, Boise contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Boise is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Boise home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boise residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Boise include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Boise is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
