Caldwell vs Nampa

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell and Nampa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nampa has the higher population (106,289 vs 63,465 in Caldwell). Nampa has the higher median household income ($72,122 vs $66,663 in Caldwell). Nampa has the higher median home value ($332,500 vs $322,100 in Caldwell).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Nampa
Population	63,465	106,289
Median age	30.8 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,663	$72,122
Median home value	$322,100	$332,500
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,340
Housing units	21,423	38,360
Homeownership rate	70.7%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Nampa
Population	54,887 → 63,465 (+15.6%)	93,952 → 106,289 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$49,046 → $66,663 (+35.9%)	$48,846 → $72,122 (+47.7%)
Median home value	$152,400 → $322,100 (+111.4%)	$167,200 → $332,500 (+98.9%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $1,135 (+29.3%)	$925 → $1,340 (+44.9%)

Caldwell

Population

54,88763,465

Median household income

$49,046$66,663

Median home value

$152,400$322,100

Median gross rent

$878$1,135

Nampa

Population

93,952106,289

Median household income

$48,846$72,122

Median home value

$167,200$332,500

Median gross rent

$925$1,340

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	Nampa
Under 5	8.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	23.1%	18.5%
18 to 24	10.4%	10.4%
25 to 34	14.9%	15.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.8%	9.0%
75 and over	4.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Nampa
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	68.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	38.1%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Nampa
No high school diploma	16.5%	11.0%
High school graduate	33.3%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Nampa
Drove alone	73.8%	74.0%
Carpooled	11.4%	11.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.6%	10.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Nampa
1-unit, detached	77.7%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	3.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Nampa
Poverty rate	13.3%	10.5%
Average household size	2.99	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	2002	1998