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Ada County, ID

Demographic and economic profile of Ada County, ID, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Ada County's 535,799-person workforce skews educated—43.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a 3.1% unemployment rate and 66.4% labor force participation—pointing to a relatively tight, credentialed labor pool with median worker earnings of $44,472. The county has grown 13.9% over five years while maintaining an 8.5% poverty rate, though a median home value of $476,000 and median gross rent of $1,465/month signal rising housing costs relative to that earnings base. GDP per capita of $67,106 against a per capita income of $47,768 suggests meaningful economic output per resident, with a median household income of $91,502 reflecting strong multi-earner household formation.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

535,799

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$91,502

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+13.9% since 2018

Ada County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone431,302 (83.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race25,836 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races21,043 (4.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone15,173 (2.9%)
  • Asian Alone14,278 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,901 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish21,612
  2. 2.Other Indo-European3,380
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island3,182
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3,119
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,808

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

31,500

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$67,106

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$47,768

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance60,050
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services35,769
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)29,662
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)23,653
  5. 5.Construction (Group)21,789

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations129,432
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations53,472
  3. 3.Service Occupations38,180
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations22,963
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations22,460

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.26×)7,584
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.23×)6,040
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.21×)21,835
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.13×)19,642
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.08×)13,321

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$476,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,465/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99944,108 (30.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99932,555 (22.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99921,040 (14.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99917,797 (12.4%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9997,957 (5.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,366 (3.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

43.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,472

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone181,940 (69.3%)
  • Worked At Home48,650 (18.5%)
  • Carpooled18,599 (7.1%)
  • Walked5,509 (2.1%)
  • Bicycle3,472 (1.3%)
  • Other2,578 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.