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Ada County, ID

524,673 Population
1,052 square miles 498.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Idaho: 37.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,561 ±$1,429 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $37,426 ±$585
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$90,526 ±$2,381 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $74,942 ±$1,126
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.1% ±0.9% (41,244  ±4,699) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Idaho: 10.1% 193,635 (±0.7% / ±12,891)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.2 minutes ±0.6 (4,622,115  ±166,169) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Idaho: 22 17,539,656 (±0.4 / ±407,935)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

209,863 ±1,923 Number of households
  • Idaho: 733,244 ±4,856
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (510,624  ±332) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Idaho: 2.6 † 1,914,470 (±,757.7 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.2% ±1.1% (5,184  ±1,346) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Idaho: 5.1% 23,424 (±0.5% / ±2,266)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

218,300 ±185 Number of housing units
  • Idaho: 815,304 ±151
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$525,600 ±$14,329 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Idaho: $428,600 ±$5,445
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.8% ±1.3% (82,117  ±6,836.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Idaho: 14.2% 275,652 (±0.7% / ±13,484.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

95.4% ±2.4% (347,929  ±8,590.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Idaho: 92.2% 1,203,333 (±1.2% / ±16,236.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
44.2% ±1.4% (161,143  ±5,265.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Idaho: 32.1% 419,687 (±0.7% / ±9,115.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.2% ±6,534.3% (32,378  ±2,938) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Idaho: 5.7% † 112,009 (±1,612% / ±6,385)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.6% ±0.6% (31,279  ±2,514) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Idaho: 7.6% 113,210 (±0.4% / ±5,705)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
31,279 Total veterans ±2,514 28,010 Male ±2,246 3,269 Female ±1,006

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