Ada County, ID

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US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

38.1

1.06% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.77%

4.34% 1-year decrease

About

In N/A, Ada County, ID had a population of N/A people with a median age of 38.1 and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Ada County, ID N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ada County, ID are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.68%), White (Hispanic) (3.55%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.11%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.55%).

None of the households in Ada County, ID reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.3% of the residents in Ada County, ID are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ada County, ID are Boise State University (6,158 degrees awarded in 2022), Carrington College-Boise (348 degrees), and Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology (235 degrees).

Most people in Ada County, ID N/A, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Ada County, ID was 2 cars per household.

Ada County, ID borders Boise County, ID, Canyon County, ID, Elmore County, ID, Gem County, ID, and Owyhee County, ID.

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Economy

The economy of Ada County, ID employs 255k people. The largest industries in Ada County, ID are Health Care & Social Assistance (36,718 people), Retail Trade (29,499 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (23,773 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($102,019), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($92,841), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($89,554).

Employment

Occupations

255k

2022 Value

± 4,809

3.03%

1 Year growth

± 2.67%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Ada County, ID grew at a rate of 3.03%, from 248k employees to 255k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ada County, ID, are Management Occupations (32,140 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (27,633 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (27,065 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ada County, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

255k

2022 Value

± 4,809

3.03%

1 Year growth

± 2.67%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Ada County, ID grew at a rate of 3.03%, from 248k employees to 255k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ada County, ID, are Health Care & Social Assistance (36,718 people), Retail Trade (29,499 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (23,773 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ada County, ID, though some of these residents may live in Ada County, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,963

Median earning men ± $1,328

$38,666

Median earning women ± $1,097

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($74,615), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,312), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,401).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,007), Manufacturing ($58,253), and Public Administration ($57,054).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.01%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 836k people employed in Idaho. This represents a 3.01% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.06%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Idaho.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,624
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,460
Construction
1,201
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ada County, ID went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.05%).

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing the state of Idaho. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.05%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ada County, ID went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.05%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ada County, ID for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Idaho

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Mike Crapo

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Jim Risch

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing Idaho.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Idaho over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Idaho

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Idaho have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Ada County, ID awarded 7,299 degrees. The student population of Ada County, ID in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 11,674 male students and 16,557 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ada County, ID are White (5,238 and 72.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (968 and 13.4%), Two or More Races (378 and 5.25%), and Asian (248 and 3.44%).

The largest universities in Ada County, ID by number of degrees awarded are Boise State University (6,158 and 84.4%), Carrington College-Boise (348 and 4.77%), and Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology (235 and 3.22%).

The median tuition costs in Ada County, ID are $9,000 for private four year colleges, and $5,532 and $22,869 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Ada County, ID have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Ada County, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Ada County, ID is N/A. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Ada County, ID was Census Tract 102.24 with a value of $146,103, followed by Census Tract 8.05 and Census Tract 2.02, with respective values of $137,188 and $134,643.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 102.24
Census Tract 8.05
Census Tract 2.02

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Ada County, ID was Census Tract 102.24 with a value of $146,103, followed by Census Tract 8.05 and Census Tract 2.02, with respective values of $137,188 and $134,643.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Ada County, ID colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Ada County, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ada County, ID is from Idaho.

0.473

2022 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2022, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.111% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Ada County, ID N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ada County, ID have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Ada County, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ada County, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ada County, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ada County, ID have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ada County, ID (42.5k out of 484k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Health

93% of the population of Ada County, ID has health coverage, with 54.7% on employee plans, 9.49% on Medicaid, 10.9% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 2.13% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.99%

Uninsured

54.7%

Employer Coverage

9.49%

Medicaid

10.9%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

2.13%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ada County, ID declined by 5.79% from 7.42% to 6.99%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ada County, ID changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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