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Ada County, ID


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Boise City, ID
Designated Market Area: Boise, ID-OR
USDA County Type (2025): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 535,799   ( 40,830 from 2020)
Land area: 1052.0 square miles
Population density: 509.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:436,396 81.45% 5.3%
Black:7,9111.48% 31.1%
Indian:2,5590.48% 4.1%
Asian:18,5843.47% 29.3%
2+ races:14,5672.72% 15.6%
Hispanic:55,78210.41% 23.6%
Total non-White:99,40318.55% 23.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:21,330 10.8
Deaths:16,6048.4
Net Migration: 30,23915.3
Net Immigration: 6,5843.3
Change in White population:22,042 4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:18,788 3.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
494,969
414,35483.71%
6,0351.22%
2,4580.50%
14,3692.90%
12,6062.55%
45,1479.12%
80,61516.29%

2010
392,365
339,33286.48%
4,1801.07%
2,0580.52%
10,0512.56%
8,3342.12%
27,9057.11%
53,03313.52%

2000
300,904
272,56990.58%
1,8290.61%
1,8560.62%
5,5581.85%
5,2921.76%
13,4674.48%
28,3359.42%

1990
205,775
195,74295.12%
1,1070.54%
1,4030.68%
2,3071.12%
n/a
5,2162.53%
10,0334.88%

1980
173,036
165,94795.90%
5500.32%
9380.54%
1,6910.98%
n/a
3,8222.21%
7,0894.10%

1970
112,230
109,40697.48%
2990.27%
2800.25%
3770.34%
n/a
1,6881.50%
2,824 2.52%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
46,644 11.9
25,8486.6
62,12815.8
5,8831.5
75,022 19.1
27,582 7.0
2000's
NumberRate
49,406 16.4
19,0686.3
49,32016.4
5,6221.9
66,763 22.2
24,698 8.2
1990's
NumberRate
39,282 19.1
15,4937.5
57,39127.9
3,4251.7
76,827 37.3
18,302 8.9
1980's
NumberRate
31,554 18.2
12,147 7.0
13,616 7.9
n/a
29,795 17.2
2,944 1.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
44,807 39.9
n/a
56,541 50.4
4,265 3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Ada County, ID

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.1
112,655 10.9%
918,113 89.1%
76,317 7.4%
190,641
2.54
126,299 66.2%
102,032 80.8%
8,525 6.7%
64,342 33.8%

2010
NumberPercent
34.8
103,706 26.4%
288,659 73.6%
41,048 10.5%
148,445
2.58
99,282 66.9%
77,808 78.4%
9,282 9.3%
49,163 33.1%

2000
NumberPercent
33.0
81,733 27.2%
219,171 72.8%
27,365 9.1%
113,577
2.59
78,150 68.8%
63,669 81.5%
6,936 8.9%
35,427 31.2%

1990
NumberPercent
31.8
57,957 28.2%
147,818 71.8%
21,419 10.4%
77,502
2.60
54,635 70.5%
45,795 83.8%
4,485 8.2%
22,867 29.5%

1980
NumberPercent
28.2
52,327 30.2%
120,709 69.8%
14,805 8.6%
63,273
2.69
46,105 72.9%
39,495 85.7%
3,738 8.1%
17,168 27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Ada County, ID

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units198,516 
Median Value$423,500 
Occupied190,64196.0%
Vacant7,8754.0%
Owned136,01871.3%
Rented54,62328.7%
Median Rent$1,320 
Single-Family Units157,52279.3%
    Detached147,88174.5%
    Attached9,6414.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units21,78811.0%
Mobile Homes6,4583.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ada County, ID

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,0163.2%
$10,000 to $14,9994,4652.3%
$15,000 to $19,9994,5982.4%
$20,000 to $24,9995,4992.9%
$25,000 to $29,9995,2942.8%
$30,000 to $34,9995,5062.9%
$35,000 to $39,9996,9403.6%
$40,000 to $44,9996,0663.2%
$45,000 to $49,9996,7193.5%
$50,000 to $59,99913,5417.1%
$60,000 to $74,99919,14410.0%
$75,000 to $99,99929,74915.6%
$100,000 to $124,99920,81310.9%
$125,000 to $149,99915,8958.3%
$150,000 to $199,99917,5849.2%
$200,000 or more22,81212.0%
Median Household Income83,881 
Per Capita Income44,645 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state112 
Compared to U.S.97 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6,4013.4%
Public Assistance5,1692.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps13,4817.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed219,64675.1%
Unemployed7,6482.6%
In Armed Forces1,0090.3%
Total Labor Force228,30378.1%
Not in Labor Force64,01821.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector97,68870,14458.2%
Non-Profit7,31013,52435.1%
Self-Employed16,84613,30555.9%
Local Government6,2439,29040.2%
State Government5,9577,45844.4%
Federal Government3,5433,11453.2%
Total Private + Self114,53483,44957.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.23,05333,38640.8%
Total137,587116,83554.1%
Pct. Govt.14.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts49,39919.4%
Sales and Office Occupations54,69821.4%
Professional, Technical71,05927.9%
Service Occupations36,53014.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,4230.6%
All others43,32617.0%
White Collar 68.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance36,71814.4%
Retail trade29,49911.6%
Professional, scientific, technical23,7739.3%
Manufacturing21,8108.6%
Educational services21,1898.3%
Construction20,7258.1%
Accommodation and food services16,0346.3%
Public administration13,3195.2%
Finance and insurance12,3944.9%
Other services10,4394.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,3723.7%
Transportation and warehousing8,5513.4%
Wholesale trade7,6843.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing6,7012.6%
Information5,8162.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,1452.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,6811.1%
Utilities2,5111.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3910.2%
Management2600.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ada County, ID

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican31,6816.37%
Puerto Rican2,0960.42%
Cuban4010.08%
Dominican3900.08%
Total Central American1,3530.27%
Costa Rican1670.03%
Guatemalan3960.08%
Honduran990.02%
Nicaraguan1280.03%
Panamanian990.02%
Salvadoran4490.09%
Other Central American150.00%
Total South American3,0160.61%
Argentinean2730.05%
Bolivian140.00%
Chilean1290.03%
Colombian9550.19%
Ecuadorian3660.07%
Paraguayan730.01%
Peruvian6330.13%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan5730.12%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic5,3801.08%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese2,3490.47%
Indian2,0480.41%
Vietnamese1,4290.29%
Korean1,3030.26%
Filipino1,3020.26%
Japanese1,1130.22%
Laotian9080.18%
Thai2660.05%
Bhutanese2230.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English430,36691.3%
Spanish20,5394.4%
Other Indo-European3,3220.7%
Other Asian3,1290.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,4880.5%
Other2,3460.5%
Arabic1,8950.4%
Chinese1,6710.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,4980.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English97,30419.6%
German86,32617.4%
Irish57,18511.5%
American22,3174.5%
Italian20,7754.2%
European18,5753.7%
Scottish15,6923.2%
Norwegian14,1372.8%
Swedish12,9572.6%
French12,5182.5%
Dutch8,7261.8%
Polish8,5091.7%
Welsh7,7071.5%
Danish6,1441.2%
Scandinavian5,5301.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen484,08197.3%
Not a citizen13,4132.7%
Native468,73394.2%
Foreign-born28,7615.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ada County, ID

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,303 1.6%10,669 3.1%67,466 19.8%111,181 32.7%94,823 27.9%50,565 14.9%
  Average years of education: 14.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,303 1.6%
9-12 Years 10,669 3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 67,466 19.8%
Some College 111,181 32.7%
Bach. Degree 94,823 27.9%
Grad Degree 50,565 14.9%
Average years of education: 14.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Ada County, ID

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 111,077 106,882 4,195 3.8% 5.6%
1991 115,546 110,602 4,944 4.3% 6.3%
1992 121,928 116,705 5,223 4.3% 6.5%
1993 129,140 124,080 5,060 3.9% 6.1%
1994 138,759 134,012 4,747 3.4% 5.5%
1995 143,754 138,612 5,142 3.6% 5.5%
1996 150,733 145,552 5,181 3.4% 5.4%
1997 156,240 151,398 4,842 3.1% 5.2%
1998 163,577 158,204 5,373 3.3% 5.2%
1999 166,743 161,479 5,264 3.2% 5.0%
2000 170,264 164,533 5,731 3.4% 4.7%
2001 175,821 169,047 6,774 3.9% 5.1%
2002 175,987 167,561 8,426 4.8% 5.6%
2003 177,508 168,962 8,546 4.8% 5.6%
2004 178,256 171,101 7,155 4.0% 4.9%
2005 186,803 180,684 6,119 3.3% 4.0%
2006 193,098 187,965 5,133 2.7% 3.4%
2007 196,976 191,741 5,235 2.7% 3.1%
2008 197,620 188,197 9,423 4.8% 5.0%
2009 198,030 180,477 17,553 8.9% 8.7%
2010 197,285 181,222 16,063 8.1% 8.8%
2011 200,106 185,656 14,450 7.2% 8.2%
2012 205,064 192,057 13,007 6.3% 7.4%
2013 208,167 196,090 12,077 5.8% 6.8%
2014 210,952 203,035 7,917 3.8% 4.4%
2015 217,455 210,124 7,331 3.4% 3.9%
2016 225,135 217,925 7,210 3.2% 3.7%
2017 234,461 227,935 6,526 2.8% 3.2%
2018 244,253 238,271 5,982 2.4% 2.8%
2019 253,677 247,613 6,064 2.4% 2.8%
2020 257,677 243,784 13,893 5.4% 5.4%
2021 267,054 258,509 8,545 3.2% 3.5%
2022 275,602 269,248 6,354 2.3% 2.7%
2023 286,174 278,326 7,848 2.7% 3.1%
2024 293,329 283,597 9,732 3.3% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com