Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,627 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,534 (1.0%)
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
, Eagle
, Garden City
, Kuna
, Star
, Boise Hills
, Orchard
.
2005 air pollution in Ada County:
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.099 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 22 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
88 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
8.6 µg/m3.
Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
26 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Boise County
, Canyon County
, Elmore County
, Gem County
, Owyhee County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ada County: Eagle
Hatchery
(A),
Hickey
(B),
Bonneville Point Historical Site
(C),
Pleasant View School
(D),
Upper Fairview School
(E),
Barber District Ranger Station
(F),
Idaho State Correctional Institution
(G),
Indian Creek Reservoir Public Fishing Area
(H),
Tenmile Rodeo Grounds
(I),
Lucky Peak Forest Nursery
(J),
Blue Valley School
(K),
Sheep Creek Access Area
(L),
Green Meadows School
(M),
Blacks Creek Rifle Range
(N),
Eagle Island Prison Farm
(O)
Churches in Ada County include: Fivemile
Community Church
(A),
Tenmile Community Church
(B),
Fairview Church
(C)
Cemeteries: Idaho
State Military Cemetery
(1),
Terrace Lawn Cemetery
(2),
Home of the Peace Cemetery
(3),
Dry Creek Cemetery
(4),
Fairview Cemetery
(5)
Lakes and reservoirs: Wind
Butte Lakes
(A),
Tadpole Lake
(B),
Halverson Lake
(C),
Indian Creek Reservoir
(D),
Hubbard Reservoir
(E),
Lucky Peak Lake
(F),
Blacks Creek Reservoir
(G)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Daniels
Creek
(A),
Currant Creek
(B),
Big Gulch Creek
(C),
Birch Creek
(D),
Blacks Creek
(E),
Threemile Creek
(F),
Bowns Creek
(G),
Bryans Run
(H),
Little Gulch Creek
(I)
Parks in Ada County include: Barclay
Bay Picnic Area
(1),
Eagle Island State Park
(2),
Snake River Bird of Prey Natural Area
(3),
Lucky Peak State Recreation Area
(4),
Discovery Picnic Area
(5)
Beach: Sandy
Point Beach
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 17,989
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 12,864 (40% naturalized citizens)
| Ada
County: |
4.3% | | Whole
state: | 5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 4,898
- 1990
to 1994: 1,741
- 1985
to 1989: 1,543
- 1980
to 1984: 980
- 1975
to 1979: 723
- 1970
to 1974: 527
- 1970
to 1974: 509
- 1965
to 1969: 1,943
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Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 83,257
- One,
attached: 5,285
- Two:
3,601
- 3
or 4: 5,569
- 5
to 9: 3,539
- 10
to 19: 3,520
- 20
or more: 6,102
- Mobile
homes: 7,438
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 205
Housing units in Ada County with a mortgage: 56,370 (7,602 second mortgage, 6,295 home equity loan, 279 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,629 Agriculture
in Ada County
Average size of farms: 157 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $89246
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: $79852
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: $44795
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 acresAda
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 4.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males in 2005: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Computer
and electronic products (8%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females in 2005: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Engineers
(4%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Computer
specialists (3%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(20%)
- Canada
(8%)
- Bosnia
and Herzegovina (8%)
- Vietnam
(6%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- Germany
(5%)
- Korea
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Ada County:
|
- German
(18%)
- English
(15%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- Irish
(9%)
- Norwegian
(4%)
- Italian
(3%)
- Scottish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 125,987 (81%)
- Carpooled:
15,909 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 1,162 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 21 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 7 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
9 (0%)
- Taxi:
92 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
177 (0%)
- Bicycle:
1,876 (1%)
- Walked:
2,938 (2%)
- Other
means: 861 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 6,627 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Ada County, Idaho
- 2950
people in state prisons
- 1269
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
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $64,597.
9.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,347 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.53% | | Idaho
average: | 9.61% |
0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($513 average AGI)
| Ada
County: |
0.11% | | Idaho
average: | 0.14% |
3.42% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($12,613 average AGI)
6.00% relocated from other states ($33,221 average AGI)
| Ada
County: |
6.00% | | Idaho
average: |
5.54% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Canyon County, ID
|
1.52% ($39,379 average AGI) |
| from
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.23% ($67,661) |
| from
Twin Falls County, ID
|
0.22% ($30,704) |
| from
Los Angeles County, CA
|
0.21% ($58,922) |
| from
Elmore County, ID
|
0.19% ($31,603) |
| from
King County, WA
|
0.19% ($56,304) |
| from
Orange County, CA
|
0.17% ($67,475) |
6.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,250 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.94% | | Idaho
average: | 8.30% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($438 average AGI)
| Ada
County: |
0.08% | | Idaho
average: | 0.09% |
3.04% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($17,366 average AGI)
3.83% relocated to other states ($25,447 average AGI)
| Ada
County: |
3.83% | | Idaho
average: | 4.23% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Canyon County, ID
|
1.72% ($39,425 average AGI) |
| to
King County, WA
|
0.17% ($49,078) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.14% ($48,665) |
| to
Valley County, ID
|
0.12% ($56,519) |
| to
Salt Lake County, UT
|
0.11% ($42,564) |
| to
Elmore County, ID
|
0.11% ($30,007) |
| to
Twin Falls County, ID
|
0.11% ($30,708) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6
Births
per 1000 population in Ada County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Ada County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Ada County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 34,011 (29,613 aged, 4,398 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 293,786
- In
family households: 247,520 (62,484 male householders, 15,666 female householders)
64,230
spouses, 90,890 children (82,351 natural, 2,887 adopted, 5,652 stepchildren), 2,699 grandchildren, 1,943 brothers or sisters, 1,416 parents, 2,746 other relatives, 5,446 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 46,266 (16,994 male householders (12,035 living alone)), 18,433 female householders (14,874 living alone)), 10,839 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 7,118 (5,311 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 31,833 2-persons, 17,792 3-persons, 16,938 4-persons, 7,345 5-persons, 3,152 6-persons, 1,090 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 26,909 1-person, 6,932 2-persons, 1,148 3-persons, 340 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
61,716 married couples with children.
15,507 single-parent households (3,975 men, 11,532 women).
92.2% of residents of Ada County speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,859,355,000 ($5592 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: 26,049
| Here: |
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 |
Population
growth in Ada County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 57.83 millions of gallons per day (84% from ground, 16% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 5,460
- 1995
to 1998: 18,194
- 1990
to 1994: 16,964
- 1980
to 1989: 16,648
- 1970
to 1979: 29,834
- 1960
to 1969: 9,648
- 1950
to 1959: 9,179
- 1940
to 1949: 5,157
- 1939
or earlier: 7,432
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Ada County, Idaho: |
- 1
room: 133
- 2
rooms: 705
- 3
rooms: 2,704
- 4
rooms: 6,109
- 5
rooms: 15,674
- 6
rooms: 18,085
- 7
rooms: 14,388
- 8
rooms: 10,513
- 9
or more rooms: 11,822
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Ada County, Idaho: |
- 1
room: 1,968
- 2
rooms: 3,862
- 3
rooms: 6,382
- 4
rooms: 9,595
- 5
rooms: 6,130
- 6
rooms: 2,997
- 7
rooms: 1,221
- 8
rooms: 663
- 9
or more rooms: 457
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ada County: |
- no
bedroom: 229
- 1
bedroom: 2,198
- 2
bedrooms: 12,495
- 3
bedrooms: 41,804
- 4
bedrooms: 18,193
- 5
or more bedrooms: 5,214
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Ada County: |
- no
bedroom: 2,334
- 1
bedroom: 9,142
- 2
bedrooms: 13,492
- 3
bedrooms: 6,804
- 4
bedrooms: 1,169
- 5
or more bedrooms: 334
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Ada County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,684
- 1
vehicle: 17,845
- 2
vehicles: 38,521
- 3
vehicles: 16,173
- 4
vehicles: 4,386
- 5
or more vehicles: 1,524
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Ada County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 3,500
- 1
vehicle: 15,527
- 2
vehicles: 10,733
- 3
vehicles: 2,584
- 4
vehicles: 745
- 5
or more vehicles: 186
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45% of Ada County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Idaho.
| Ada
County: |
44.6% | | State
average: | 50.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 132683
- Northeast:
10079
- Midwest:
32108
- South:
17629
- West:
92369
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $126,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (79%)
- Electricity
(16%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(50%)
- Utility
gas (44%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,179
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,298
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,677
Ada
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $32,764,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,517,000
Parks & Recreation: $208,000
- Construction
- General: $3,714,000
Health - Other: $714,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $29,128,000
Health Services - Other: $17,441,000
General - Other: $15,528,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,056,000
Financial Administration: $9,099,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,266,000
Welfare - Other: $6,466,000
Corrections - Other: $6,038,000
Central Staff Services: $5,819,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,381,000
Parks & Recreation: $317,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $216,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Higher Education: $210,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $4,258,000
Interest Earnings: $3,818,000
Property Sale Other: $1,895,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,009,000
Central Staff: $2,649,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,113,000
Financial Administration: $1,062,000
Police Protection: $636,000
Health - Other: $522,000
Corrections - Other: $245,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $57,000
Judicial: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
Natural Resource - Other: $5,000
Welfare - Other: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $104,164,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $13,731,000
Health & Hospitals: $5,432,000
All Other: $3,299,000
Education: $210,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
- Tax
- Property: $55,986,000
NEC: $1,187,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $35,094,000
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