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Gilbert, AZ vs Boise City, ID

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- Boise City is 0% more densely populated than Gilbert.
- People are 17.6% less likely to be married in Boise City.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years older in Boise City.
 Gilbert, AZBoise City, IDUnited States
 Population  Unlock231,537329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 2010209,471  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock185,787285,036,114
 Population - 199029,188  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now782.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,767.493.4
 Land Area68.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gilbert, AZBoise City, IDUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Gilbert, AZBoise City, IDUnited States
 White68.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.6%12.2%
 Asian5.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gilbert, AZBoise City, IDUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married28.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households88,427  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock55,52580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,560  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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