Ada County vs. Canyon County

Ada County (ID)Canyon County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)469,966223,499
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)19.8%18.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)392,371188,922
Population, Census, April 1, 2010392,365188,923
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.8%28.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.4%13.8%
Female persons, percent49.9%50.5%
White alone, percent91.9%93.3%
Black or African American alone, percent1.3%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.7%
Asian alone, percent2.8%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.3%25.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.5%70.1%
Veterans, 2014-201829,46613,357
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.8%8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)186,48177,867
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.4%68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$242,300$159,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,382$1,114
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$406$350
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$950$846
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.8%11.4%
Building permits, 20186,4062,279
Households, 2014-2018168,74170,847
Persons per household, 2014-20182.592.95
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.3%81.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.5%18.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.1%89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.2%77.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.1%84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201837.8%18.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.7%14.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.7%62.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)763,099180,086
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,174,257530,815
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,352,5331,089,008
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,766,6792,149,411
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,097$11,086
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.524.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,137$49,143
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,352$20,807
Persons in poverty, percent9.7%11.5%
Total employer establishments, 201713,7494,199
Total employment, 2017197,42052,037
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,514,5021,796,257
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201739,25313,258
All firms, 201241,78914,444
Men-owned firms, 201219,4096,462
Women-owned firms, 201214,6614,529
Minority-owned firms, 20123,0991,984
Nonminority-owned firms, 201236,70111,722
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,8031,259
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201235,13212,082
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%5.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.4%22.4%
Population per square mile, 2010372.8321.6
Land area in square miles, 20101,052.58587.37

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ada county (ID) and Canyon county (ID) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.