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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ada County is $28,318, which is higher than the state average of $23,087 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Ada County median household income is $55,805, which has grown by 20.95% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 25.98% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ada County residents spend 19.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 19.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #2

Ada County	28,318 USD
Idaho	23,087 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ada County	29,937 USD
Idaho	25,139 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ada County	36,225 USD
Idaho	31,238 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ada County	24,130 USD
Idaho	19,698 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #2

Ada County	55,805 USD
Idaho	47,334 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ada County	73,523 USD
Idaho	61,544 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #32

Ada County	20.95%
Idaho	25.98%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ada County		Idaho		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.55%	$15,438, see rank	20.36%	$14,449	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.39%	$18,517, see rank	29.97%	$17,704	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.89%	$2,924, see rank	3.09%	$2,552	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.79%	$24,897, see rank	17.58%	$21,802	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ada County	68,197 USD
Idaho	56,922 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ada County	86,949 USD
Idaho	71,149 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ada County	Idaho	U.S.
White	$56,415, see rank	$47,996	$56,900
Black	$36,755, see rank	$33,391	$35,600
Hispanic	$46,083, see rank	$37,346	$42,396
Asian	$66,318, see rank	$53,582	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,591, see rank	$37,438	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$75,833, see rank	$29,944	$53,370
One Race, Other	$39,318, see rank	$35,197	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,270, see rank	$36,213	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ada County	Idaho	U.S.
less than 25	$25,792, see rank	$25,338	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,092, see rank	$51,087	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,390, see rank	$57,970	$65,027
65 or over	$41,024, see rank	$35,876	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ada County	Idaho	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	315,039, see rank	1,216,172	248,775,628
Male¹	156,560, 49.70%, see rank	49.76%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	113,512, 72.50%, see rank	69.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	519, 0.33%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	112,993, 72.17%, see rank	68.85%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	104,767, 92.72%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,226, 7.28%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	43,048, 27.50%, see rank	30.73%	30.72%
Female¹	158,479, 50.30%, see rank	50.24%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	97,607, 61.59%, see rank	57.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	59, 0.04%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	97,548, 61.55%, see rank	57.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	90,337, 92.61%, see rank	92.25%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,211, 7.39%, see rank	7.75%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	60,872, 38.41%, see rank	42.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ada County	Idaho	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	192,560, 100%	691,425	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	153,406, 79.67%, see rank	78.17%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,405, 8.00%, see rank	9.80%	9.59%
Public Transportation	824, 0.43%, see rank	0.77%	5.06%
Walked	4,090, 2.12%, see rank	2.98%	2.78%
Other Means	5,730, 2.98%, see rank	2.36%	1.79%
Worked at Home	13,105, 6.81%, see rank	5.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ada County	19.5 minutes
Idaho	19.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ada County	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	195,104	703,410	143,435,233
Male¹	104,767, 53.70%, see rank	54.28%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	42,661, 40.72%, see rank	31.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	15,191, 14.50%, see rank	13.41%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20,928, 19.98%, see rank	16.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	553, 0.53%, see rank	4.01%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,708, 7.36%, see rank	10.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,393, 11.83%, see rank	18.00%	17.94%
Female¹	90,337, 46.30%, see rank	45.72%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	38,536, 42.66%, see rank	35.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	17,781, 19.68%, see rank	23.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29,520, 32.68%, see rank	33.48%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	328, 0.36%, see rank	1.04%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	341, 0.38%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,535, 3.91%, see rank	5.76%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ada County	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	195,104, 100%	703,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,024, 1.55%, see rank	5.66%	1.96%
Construction	11,527, 5.91%, see rank	7.09%	6.17%
Manufacturing	18,372, 9.42%, see rank	9.91%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5,341, 2.74%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	23,613, 12.10%, see rank	12.25%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8,402, 4.31%, see rank	4.76%	4.93%
Information	5,231, 2.68%, see rank	1.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12,835, 6.58%, see rank	5.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24,619, 12.62%, see rank	9.81%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	44,955, 23.04%, see rank	22.40%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	17,322, 8.88%, see rank	8.71%	9.49%
Public Administration	12,352, 6.33%, see rank	5.29%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,511, 3.85%, see rank	4.27%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ada County	%	Idaho	U.S.
Population in Poverty	51,340	12.80%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	8,947	8.58%, see rank	11.02%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.