Ada County, Idaho (ID)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 21,172
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 80,133
Renter-occupied apartments: 46,806 (it was 33,275 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 29% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 1055 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 456 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.8%), Retail trade (12.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 37.8 years |
Idaho median age: | 36.9 years |
Males: 242,121 | ![]() |
Females: 239,466 | ![]() |

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Ada County: | 2.0 people |
Idaho: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $72,021 ($46,140 in 1999)
This county: | $72,021 |
Idaho: | $60,999 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $997 (lower quartile is $818, upper quartile is $1,324)
This county: | $997 |
State: | $776 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $334,300 (it was $122,400 in 2000)
Ada: | $334,300 |
Idaho: | $255,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,511Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $447
Institutionalized population: 7,536
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:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.74.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
40.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
49.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
67.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Ada County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.82.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
42.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
74.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
75.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.
44.1% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 3076 buildings, average cost: $123,100
- 1998: 3699 buildings, average cost: $127,900
- 1999: 3766 buildings, average cost: $139,900
- 2000: 3625 buildings, average cost: $151,700
- 2001: 3222 buildings, average cost: $159,900
- 2002: 3275 buildings, average cost: $167,800
- 2003: 3968 buildings, average cost: $168,400
- 2004: 5204 buildings, average cost: $194,700
- 2005: 7386 buildings, average cost: $201,900
- 2006: 4104 buildings, average cost: $233,100
- 2007: 2331 buildings, average cost: $247,400
- 2008: 1537 buildings, average cost: $230,800
- 2009: 1306 buildings, average cost: $198,000
- 2010: 1273 buildings, average cost: $228,600
- 2011: 1338 buildings, average cost: $246,400
- 2012: 2250 buildings, average cost: $244,800
- 2013: 2540 buildings, average cost: $256,800
- 2014: 2353 buildings, average cost: $265,500
- 2015: 3055 buildings, average cost: $264,600
- 2016: 3798 buildings, average cost: $251,300
- 2017: 4474 buildings, average cost: $256,500
- 2018: 4770 buildings, average cost: $267,400
- 2019: 4828 buildings, average cost: $267,200
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%)
Ada County: | 9.9% |
Idaho: | 11.2% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 37.8 years old
(Males: 36.9 years old, Females: 38.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.0 years old, Black residents: 20.6 years old, American Indian residents: 31.9 years old, Asian residents: 37.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.7 years old, Other race residents: 30.1 years old)
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 (PM2.5) 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
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Here: | 4.7% |
Idaho: | 4.8% |
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)
Ada County: | 6.2% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
- 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
Here: | 71.0% with mortgage |
State: | 64.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Ada County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Other | 67,288 | 156 |
Evangelical Protestant | 52,126 | 147 |
Catholic | 26,302 | 9 |
Mainline Protestant | 22,441 | 37 |
Orthodox | 420 | 4 |
Black Protestant | 252 | 2 |
None | 223,536 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Ada County: | 1.23 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Idaho: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Idaho: | 0.53 / 10,000 pop. |
Ada County: | 2.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Idaho: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.80 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Ada County: | 6.7% |
Idaho: | 7.7% |
Ada County: | 22.1% |
State: | 25.7% |
Here: | 10.1% |
State: | 11.7% |
Agriculture in Ada County:
Average size of farms: 157 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $89,246
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $764.29
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.05%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.09%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $79,852
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.17%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 95.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44,795
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 35.26
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 27.20%
Corn for grain: 1574 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6044 harvested acres
Vegetables: 562 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 131 acres
Earthquake activity:
Ada County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 2240% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 128.7 miles away from Ada County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 220.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 288.0 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 85.2 miles away from the county center
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 314.5 miles away from Ada County center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 361.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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
The number of natural disasters in Ada County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 1
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 213,692 (79.5%)
- Carpooled: 20,571 (7.7%)
- Bus: 959 (0.4%)
- Ferryboat: 95 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 2,651 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 4,439 (1.7%)
- Walked: 6,609 (2.5%)
- Worked at home: 19,720 (7.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Mexico (18%)
- Canada (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Iraq (4%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Philippines (4%)
- India (4%)
- English (19%)
- German (9%)
- American (8%)
- European (7%)
- Irish (6%)
- Italian (2%)
- Norwegian (2%)
People in group quarters in Ada County, Idaho in 2000:
- 2,950 people in state prisons
- 1,269 people in nursing homes
- 822 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 776 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 571 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 220 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 122 people in halfway houses
- 71 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 68 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 53 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 53 people in other group homes
- 34 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 34 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 29 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 27 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 22 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 7 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 3 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 2 people in other workers' dormitories
People in group quarters in Ada County, Idaho in 2010:
- 5,070 people in state prisons
- 1,282 people in correctional residential facilities
- 1,030 people in college/university student housing
- 1,023 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 465 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 427 people in group homes intended for adults
- 163 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 62 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 49 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 47 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 36 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 31 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 25 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 4 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
7.82% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($64,664 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.82% |
Idaho average: | 8.09% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Canyon County, ID | ![]() |
from Twin Falls County, ID | ![]() |
from Los Angeles County, CA | ![]() |
from King County, WA | ![]() |
from Orange County, CA | ![]() |
from Elmore County, ID | ![]() |
from Maricopa County, AZ | ![]() |
6.14% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($53,632 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.14% |
Idaho average: | 7.05% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Canyon County, ID | ![]() |
to King County, WA | ![]() |
to Salt Lake County, UT | ![]() |
to Maricopa County, AZ | ![]() |
to Elmore County, ID | ![]() |
to Gem County, ID | ![]() |
to Twin Falls County, ID | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 41,304 (35,134 aged, 6,170 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 9,371 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Ada County, Idaho in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,875)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,670)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,579)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,330)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,314)
- Unspecified dementia (2,027)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,159)
- Congestive heart failure (893)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (879)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (811)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,130
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 316
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 43,125
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,549
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 625
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 57
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 103
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.8. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 10.4
- Other - 7.4
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 134.6. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 79.1
- Suffocation - 24.8
- Poisoning - 22.2
- Other - 8.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 481,587- 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:
Births: 26,049Here: | 76 per 1000 residents |
State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 10,088
Here: | 29 per 1000 residents |
State: | 37 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +4,093
Here: | +12 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +24,426
Here: | +71 per 1000 residents |
State: | +43 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 57.83 millions of gallons per day (84% from ground, 16% from surface)
Here: | 6.7 |
State: | 6.6 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.3 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Ada County: | 83.7% |
State average: | 82.8% |
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
- 81.5%Utility gas
- 14.9%Electricity
- 1.4%Wood
- 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 54.0%Electricity
- 42.5%Utility gas
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 0.2%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 8.9% |
Idaho: | 11.0% |
Here: | 12.3% |
Idaho: | 9.2% |
Here: | 11.6% |
Idaho: | 26.3% |
Ada County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $37,537,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,950,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,175,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $3,103,000
General - Other: $2,019,000
Health - Other: $753,000
Regular Highways: $645,000
Natural Resources - Other: $558,000
Solid Waste Management: $134,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $40,302,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,492,000
Police Protection: $33,943,000
Health - Other: $26,791,000
General - Other: $15,377,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,514,000
Central Staff Services: $12,654,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,895,000
Financial Administration: $7,598,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,198,000
Corrections - Other: $4,128,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,127,000
Parks and Recreation: $613,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,555,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $44,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,222,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,498,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,865,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,185,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $684,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,125,000
Interest Earnings: $2,252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,324,000
Special Assessments: $237,000
Sale of Property: $51,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,357,000
Central Staff Services: $1,148,000
Health - Other: $449,000
Parks and Recreation: $377,000
Police Protection: $372,000
Correctional Institutions: $368,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $187,000
Solid Waste Management: $175,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $81,000
Corrections - Other: $51,000
Natural Resources - Other: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $178,377,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $26,816,000
Other: $5,736,000
Health and Hospitals: $408,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $117,933,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,985,000
Motor Vehicle License: $976,000
Other License: $329,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $185,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $102,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,433,000
Ada County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $37,537,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,950,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,175,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $3,103,000
General - Other: $2,019,000
Health - Other: $753,000
Regular Highways: $645,000
Natural Resources - Other: $558,000
Solid Waste Management: $134,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $40,302,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,492,000
Police Protection: $33,943,000
Health - Other: $26,791,000
General - Other: $15,377,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,514,000
Central Staff Services: $12,654,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,895,000
Financial Administration: $7,598,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,198,000
Corrections - Other: $4,128,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,127,000
Parks and Recreation: $613,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,555,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $44,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,222,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,498,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,865,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,185,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $684,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,125,000
Interest Earnings: $2,252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,324,000
Special Assessments: $237,000
Sale of Property: $51,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,357,000
Central Staff Services: $1,148,000
Health - Other: $449,000
Parks and Recreation: $377,000
Police Protection: $372,000
Correctional Institutions: $368,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $187,000
Solid Waste Management: $175,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $81,000
Corrections - Other: $51,000
Natural Resources - Other: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $178,377,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $26,816,000
Other: $5,736,000
Health and Hospitals: $408,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $117,933,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,985,000
Motor Vehicle License: $976,000
Other License: $329,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $185,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $102,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,433,000
Ada County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $37,537,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,950,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,175,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $3,103,000
General - Other: $2,019,000
Health - Other: $753,000
Regular Highways: $645,000
Natural Resources - Other: $558,000
Solid Waste Management: $134,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $40,302,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,492,000
Police Protection: $33,943,000
Health - Other: $26,791,000
General - Other: $15,377,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,514,000
Central Staff Services: $12,654,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,895,000
Financial Administration: $7,598,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,198,000
Corrections - Other: $4,128,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,127,000
Parks and Recreation: $613,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,555,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $44,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,222,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,498,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,865,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,185,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $684,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,125,000
Interest Earnings: $2,252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,324,000
Special Assessments: $237,000
Sale of Property: $51,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,357,000
Central Staff Services: $1,148,000
Health - Other: $449,000
Parks and Recreation: $377,000
Police Protection: $372,000
Correctional Institutions: $368,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $187,000
Solid Waste Management: $175,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $81,000
Corrections - Other: $51,000
Natural Resources - Other: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $178,377,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $26,816,000
Other: $5,736,000
Health and Hospitals: $408,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $117,933,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,985,000
Motor Vehicle License: $976,000
Other License: $329,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $185,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $102,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,433,000
Ada County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $37,537,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,950,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,175,000
Parks and Recreation: $90,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $3,103,000
General - Other: $2,019,000
Health - Other: $753,000
Regular Highways: $645,000
Natural Resources - Other: $558,000
Solid Waste Management: $134,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $40,302,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,492,000
Police Protection: $33,943,000
Health - Other: $26,791,000
General - Other: $15,377,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,514,000
Central Staff Services: $12,654,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,895,000
Financial Administration: $7,598,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,198,000
Corrections - Other: $4,128,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,127,000
Parks and Recreation: $613,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,555,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $44,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,222,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,498,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,865,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,185,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $684,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,125,000
Interest Earnings: $2,252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,324,000
Special Assessments: $237,000
Sale of Property: $51,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,357,000
Central Staff Services: $1,148,000
Health - Other: $449,000
Parks and Recreation: $377,000
Police Protection: $372,000
Correctional Institutions: $368,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $187,000
Solid Waste Management: $175,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $81,000
Corrections - Other: $51,000
Natural Resources - Other: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $178,377,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $26,816,000
Other: $5,736,000
Health and Hospitals: $408,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $117,933,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,985,000
Motor Vehicle License: $976,000
Other License: $329,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $185,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $102,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,433,000
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 50 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 2,865 | $160,851 | 2,815 | $174,968 | 11,411 | $181,972 | 423 | $102,473 | 6 | $793,500 | 978 | $142,396 | 53 | $99,264 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 156 | $175,968 | 224 | $192,277 | 1,892 | $188,653 | 89 | $86,000 | 0 | $0 | 150 | $155,540 | 12 | $72,500 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 410 | $166,280 | 405 | $189,489 | 4,114 | $202,628 | 237 | $84,181 | 2 | $1,715,000 | 362 | $162,541 | 73 | $92,041 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 305 | $157,780 | 327 | $188,052 | 2,401 | $199,139 | 94 | $123,255 | 7 | $187,143 | 203 | $163,857 | 18 | $136,778 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 38 | $188,000 | 62 | $242,645 | 524 | $195,550 | 30 | $75,467 | 0 | $0 | 42 | $165,238 | 7 | $116,857 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 50 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 507 | $195,951 | 343 | $215,251 | 19 | $182,737 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 156 | $216,397 | 136 | $230,184 | 16 | $208,688 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 104 | $220,692 | 106 | $234,028 | 11 | $175,545 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 22 | $180,727 | 30 | $250,067 | 4 | $156,500 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 20 | $220,100 | 6 | $215,500 | 8 | $180,625 |
Most common first names in Ada County, ID among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 243 | 75.9 years |
John | 236 | 75.5 years |
Robert | 232 | 71.6 years |
Mary | 219 | 78.0 years |
James | 214 | 71.8 years |
Charles | 122 | 76.4 years |
George | 113 | 76.5 years |
Ruth | 90 | 80.8 years |
Helen | 86 | 80.7 years |
Richard | 84 | 69.3 years |
Most common last names in Ada County, ID among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 138 | 77.3 years |
Johnson | 108 | 74.3 years |
Davis | 86 | 77.4 years |
Brown | 76 | 73.5 years |
Jones | 62 | 73.3 years |
Wilson | 61 | 77.4 years |
Williams | 60 | 74.2 years |
Miller | 60 | 74.9 years |
Wood | 49 | 76.5 years |
Carter | 48 | 77.9 years |
Businesses in Ada County, ID | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 19 | Kincaid | 1 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
Abercrombie Kids | 1 | Kohl's | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 4 | Kroger | 11 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Albertsons | 15 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Ann Taylor | 2 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
Apple Store | 1 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
Applebee's | 4 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
Arby's | 5 | Little Caesars Pizza | 4 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Long John Silver's | 2 | |
Audi | 1 | Lowe's | 3 | |
AutoZone | 4 | Macy's | 1 | |
BMW | 1 | Marriott | 9 | |
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill | 3 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Bakers | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 16 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Maurices | 2 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 3 | Mazda | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | McDonald's | 20 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 2 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Ben & Jerry's | 1 | Motel 6 | 2 | |
Best Western | 4 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
Big O Tires | 6 | New Balance | 7 | |
Brookstone | 1 | Nike | 22 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Office Depot | 3 | |
Burger King | 9 | OfficeMax | 2 | |
Carl\s Jr. | 6 | Old Navy | 2 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | On The Border | 2 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 2 | Panda Express | 6 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 4 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Payless | 6 | |
Costco | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | PetSmart | 2 | |
Cricket Wireless | 13 | Pier 1 Imports | 2 | |
Curves | 7 | Pizza Hut | 13 | |
Dairy Queen | 6 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 4 | Pottery Barn | 1 | |
Dennys | 2 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 8 | Quiznos | 12 | |
DressBarn | 2 | RadioShack | 6 | |
Dressbarn | 2 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Eddie Bauer | 2 | Red Robin | 3 | |
Ethan Allen | 1 | Rite Aid | 7 | |
Extended Stay America | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 3 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 6 | |
FedEx | 67 | Sears | 2 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sephora | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Shoe Carnival | 2 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 11 | |
Forever 21 | 1 | Staples | 2 | |
GNC | 7 | Starbucks | 21 | |
GameStop | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Subway | 23 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Gymboree | 1 | T-Mobile | 15 | |
H&R Block | 15 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Haagen-Dazs | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Haworth | 1 | Taco Bell | 7 | |
Hilton | 7 | Talbots | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Target | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 4 | The Cheesecake Factory | 1 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Home Depot | 4 | Toyota | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 3 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
Hyatt | 1 | U-Haul | 15 | |
IHOP | 3 | UPS | 56 | |
J.Crew | 1 | Urban Outfitters | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Vans | 5 | |
Jack In The Box | 9 | Verizon Wireless | 3 | |
Jamba Juice | 2 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Jimmy John's | 2 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Walgreens | 17 | |
Jones New York | 4 | Walmart | 3 | |
Journeys | 1 | Wendy's | 9 | |
Justice | 1 | YMCA | 5 | |
KFC | 7 |
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"