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County:

Ada County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16001

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

3,724

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Boise NF

3,724

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

112,230

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

173,125

54.3%

40.9%

13.3%

1990:

205,775

18.9%

7.6%

11.2%

2000:

300,904

46.2%

34.7%

11.5%

2005:

344,727

14.5%

9.2%

5.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

272,569

90.6%

0-to-19:

90,703

30.1%

Black:

1,829

0.6%

20-to-39:

95,212

31.6%

Hispanic:

13,467

4.5%

40-to-59:

78,735

26.2%

American Indian:

1,856

0.6%

60-plus:

36,254

12.0%

Other:

11,183

3.7%

Median Age:

32.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

285.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

90.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

31.2%

Median Family Income:

$54,416

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.4%

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