Hidden Springs vs Star

A side-by-side comparison of Hidden Springs and Star: population, income, housing, and more.

Hidden Springs and Star are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Star has the higher population (13,231 vs 3,490 in Hidden Springs). Hidden Springs has the higher median household income ($159,439 vs $91,318 in Star). Hidden Springs has the higher median home value ($683,800 vs $498,900 in Star).

Population, income & housing

	Hidden Springs	Star
Population	3,490	13,231
Median age	41.8 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$159,439	$91,318
Median home value	$683,800	$498,900
Median gross rent	$2,276	$1,622
Housing units	1,165	4,884
Homeownership rate	84.7%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.7%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hidden Springs	Star
Population	3,164 → 3,490 (+10.3%)	9,115 → 13,231 (+45.2%)
Median household income	$131,094 → $159,439 (+21.6%)	$65,282 → $91,318 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$427,400 → $683,800 (+60.0%)	$283,100 → $498,900 (+76.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,036 → $2,276 (+11.8%)	$1,143 → $1,622 (+41.9%)

Hidden Springs

Population

3,1643,490

Median household income

$131,094$159,439

Median home value

$427,400$683,800

Median gross rent

$2,036$2,276

Star

Population

9,11513,231

Median household income

$65,282$91,318

Median home value

$283,100$498,900

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,622

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hidden Springs	Star
Under 5	6.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	27.4%	19.2%
18 to 24	3.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	4.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	17.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	17.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	4.3%	13.6%
75 and over	3.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hidden Springs	Star
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hidden Springs	Star
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.0%
High school graduate	7.2%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	25.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hidden Springs	Star
Drove alone	66.5%	68.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.1%	19.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hidden Springs	Star
1-unit, detached	95.8%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Hidden Springs	Star
Poverty rate	7.0%	8.7%
Average household size	3.11	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	2008	2009