Ada County, Idaho (ID)

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• • 404,82484.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 41,0458.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 14,1932.9%Two or more races
  • 10,9362.3%Asian alone
  • 6,5331.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,4260.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,0030.2%Some other race alone
  • 6270.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $383,226

Here:	$383,226
State:	$327,480

Townhouses or other attached units: $267,603

Here:	$267,603
State:	$252,152

In 2-unit structures: $229,941

Here:	$229,941
State:	$299,214

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $225,204

Here:	$225,204
State:	$220,655

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $355,531

Here:	$355,531
State:	$363,253

Mobile homes: $46,393

Here:	$46,393
State:	$84,996

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $63,596

Here:	$63,596
State:	$70,326

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 29
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 112
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 529
• Auto thefts: 21

Health of residents in Ada County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Ada County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,287 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,325 (0.7%)

Area name: Boise City-Nampa, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ada County is $570 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $977 a month.

Cities in this county include: Boise, Meridian, Orchard, Eagle, Garden City, Kuna, Hidden Spring, Boise Hills, Star.

2018 air pollution in Ada County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.338 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 21.0 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County, Maine , Cayuga County, New York , York County, Maine , Hughes County, South Dakota .

Current college students: 17,989
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 30,055 (53.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7,1182010 or later
• 9,1062000 to 2009
• 5,1621990 to 1999
• 2,5231980 to 1989
• 1,2501970 to 1979
• 2,452Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 141,783
• One, attached: 9,924
• Two: 2,866
• 3 or 4: 9,704
• 5 to 9: 5,382
• 10 to 19: 5,821
• 20 to 49: 3,820
• 50 or more: 6,085
• Mobile homes: 7,106
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 155

Housing units in Ada County with a mortgage: 93,127 (2,972 second mortgage, 9,570 home equity loan, 48 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38,134

Religion statistics for Ada County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ada County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Idaho Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4534, Natural disaster type: Other
• Idaho Flooding, Incident Period: March 29, 2017 - June 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4342, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Idaho Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3244: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3244, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Idaho Wildfires, Incident Period: July 27, 2000 to September 26, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1341: September 01, 2000, FEMA Id: 1341, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Idaho Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 31, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-186: December 31, 1964, FEMA Id: 186, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

7.82% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($64,664 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($428 average AGI)

Ada County:	0.05%
Idaho average:	0.06%

2.60% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($14,605 average AGI)
5.17% relocated from other states ($49,631 average AGI)

Ada County:	5.17%
Idaho average:	4.74%

from Canyon County, ID	1.29% ($42,077 average AGI)
from Twin Falls County, ID	0.17% ($42,526)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.17% ($91,251)
from King County, WA	0.16% ($75,391)
from Orange County, CA	0.14% ($82,414)
from Elmore County, ID	0.14% ($36,466)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.14% ($65,800)

6.14% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($53,632 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($609 average AGI)

Ada County:	0.06%
Idaho average:	0.06%

2.44% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($16,920 average AGI)
3.64% relocated to other states ($36,103 average AGI)

Ada County:	3.64%
Idaho average:	3.66%

to Canyon County, ID	1.43% ($41,443 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.14% ($52,933)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.12% ($59,206)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.11% ($68,182)
to Elmore County, ID	0.10% ($33,697)
to Gem County, ID	0.10% ($46,384)
to Twin Falls County, ID	0.10% ($38,224)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 4.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ada County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 96,852 (20,094 living alone), Female householders: 87,308 (25,631 living alone)

• 98,253 spouses (97,641 opposite-sex spouses), 9,965 unmarried partners, (9,807 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 132,271 children (123,856 natural, 2,428 adopted, 5,987 stepchildren), 8,942 grandchildren, 3,521 brothers or sisters, 4,419 parents, 301 foster children, 7,808 other relatives, 21,712 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 10,235

Size of family households: 55,696 2-persons, 24,671 3-persons, 24,881 4-persons, 11,436 5-persons, 5,183 6-persons, 2,033 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 45,725 1-person, 10,112 2-persons, 3,315 3-persons, 901 4-persons, 207 5-persons.

81,229 married couples with children.
18,738 single-parent households (7,461 men, 11,277 women).

90.8% of residents of Ada speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,859,355,000 ($5,592 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $170,715,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $675,208,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $194,162,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,246,000
Federal grants: $572,850,000
Federal procurement contracts: $103,677,000 ($20,287,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $308,213,000 ($51,816,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $98,757,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $380,783,000
Federal Government insurance: $390,605,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 57.83 millions of gallons per day (84% from ground, 16% from surface)

• Year house built in Ada County, Idaho
• 25,6192014 or later
• 9,1292010 to 2013
• 40,9992000 to 2009
• 39,0071990 to 1999
• 17,1241980 to 1989
• 30,0331970 to 1979
• 10,1601960 to 1969
• 7,3301950 to 1959
• 4,4921940 to 1949
• 8,7531939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Ada County, Idaho

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ada County, Idaho
• 3811 room
• 5952 rooms
• 1,6573 rooms
• 10,5054 rooms
• 20,0425 rooms
• 27,1026 rooms
• 23,2237 rooms
• 15,7128 rooms
• 32,0449+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ada County, Idaho
• 1,5941 room
• 3,1172 rooms
• 9,3643 rooms
• 16,9424 rooms
• 8,8125 rooms
• 6,4806 rooms
• 2,8797 rooms
• 1,8248 rooms
• 1,8879+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ada County, Idaho

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ada County, Idaho
• 381no bedroom
• 1,3681 bedroom
• 11,8002 bedrooms
• 63,5983 bedrooms
• 39,2574 bedrooms
• 14,8575+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ada County, Idaho
• 1,704no bedroom
• 9,4881 bedroom
• 22,2132 bedrooms
• 13,3113 bedrooms
• 5,6954 bedrooms
• 4885+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Ada County, Idaho in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ada County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,906no vehicle
• 28,9871 vehicle
• 54,9902 vehicles
• 31,2053 vehicles
• 8,9014 vehicles
• 5,2725+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ada County in renter-occupied apartments
• 5,238no vehicle
• 19,3711 vehicle
• 19,1762 vehicles
• 6,8463 vehicles
• 1,3384 vehicles
• 9305+ vehicles

83.7% of Ada County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Idaho.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 198,506
• Other state: 245,782
• Northeast: 15,357
• Midwest: 41,055
• South: 30,040
• West: 159,330

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 4,365
• Number of aged recipients: 372
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,993
• Number of recipients under 18: 845
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,897
• Number of recipients older than 64: 623
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,416
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,046

Ada County on our top lists:

• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"