Ada County, Idaho

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Ada County, Idaho is among the highest in the country for total population (140th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (132nd of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Ada County, Idaho	Idaho	United States	Rank
Total Population	518,935	1,934,262	334,922,499	140th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$91,502	$77,800	$80,734	276th of 3,221
Median Age	38.4	37.3	38.9	2497th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	44.6%	31.8%	35.7%	177th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$512,300	$418,600	$332,700	132nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,577	$1,238	$1,413	203rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.3%	10.6%	12.5%	2797th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	3.7%	5.2%	2476th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	493.2	23.4	n/a	339th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.2%	5.9%	14.1%	770th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.0	n/a	n/a	285th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.8%	72.1%	65.2%	2192nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	21.6	26.4	2298th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.5%	13.3%	15.1%	191st of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2367th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.3%	55.1%	46.9%	806th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.3%	n/a	n/a	89th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ada County, Idaho

Statistic	Ada County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.8%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	0.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	1.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.3	36.2	61.4

Age in Ada County, Idaho

Statistic	Ada County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Median Age	38.4	37.3	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	23.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.2%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Ada County, Idaho

Statistic	Ada County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Households	202,543	713,005	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	66.0%	68.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.0%	31.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.7%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.0%	24.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.1%	28.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ada County, Idaho

Statistic	Ada County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,757	$38,952	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.8%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	18.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.2%	19.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.4%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.3%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.7%	28.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.1%	7.6%	n/a

Housing in Ada County, Idaho

Statistic	Ada County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Housing Units	211,440	795,014	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.1%	73.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.7%	8.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.2%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.2%	27.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	28.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,655	$2,038	n/a

Education in Ada County, Idaho

Statistic	Ada County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Less than High School	4.8%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.1%	26.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.4%	33.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	29.0%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.6%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ada County, Idaho

Statistic	Ada County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.8%	63.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.3%	72.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.1%	37.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.8%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	3.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Ada County, Idaho

Statistic	Ada County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Born in State of Residence	38.8%	43.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.3%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.7%	89.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.2%	8.3%	16.7%

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