Statewide Claims to Fame

Ada County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Ada County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Current population (2012)

Ada County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Households

Ada County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Housing units

Ada County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Ada County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Ada County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Ada County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Ada County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Retail sales

Ada County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Main Cities Within Ada County, Idaho

Ada County, Idaho Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Ada County Rank Idaho US
Current population (2012) 409,061 1st 1,595,728 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,052.6 31st 82,643.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 372.8 1st 19 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Ada County Rank Idaho US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 23rd 7.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.7% 24th 26.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.4% 38th 13.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Ada County Rank Idaho US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 93.1% 4th 88.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 35.2% 4th 24.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Ada County Rank Idaho US
Race - White 92.5% 37th 93.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.2% 2nd 0.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.9% 30th 1.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.7% 2nd 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 8th 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.5% 5th 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 7.4% 21st 11.6% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 86.0% 24th 83.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Ada County Rank Idaho US
Female residents 50.0% 13th 50.0% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.2% 17th 5.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Ada County Rank Idaho US
Housing units 161,083 1st 674,394 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 17.6% 7th 15.1% 25.9%
Households 147,753 1st 575,497 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 69.0% 34th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $206,200 6th $171,300 $186,200
People per household 2.6 24th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 2,631 1st 6,265 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Ada County Rank Idaho US
Income per capita $27,956 2nd $22,788 $27,915
Income per household $55,304 2nd $46,890 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.2% 37th 14.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Ada County Rank Idaho US
Non-farm private establishments 11,898 1st 42,399 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 164,701 1st 482,722 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 42,344 1st 151,671 27,092,908
Retail sales $5,855,102 1st $20,526,631 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $15,720 8th $13,691 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $795,953 1st $2,415,951 $613,795,732

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