Caldwell vs Wilder

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

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

Caldwell has the higher population (63,465 vs 1,690 in Wilder). Caldwell has the higher median household income ($66,663 vs $55,938 in Wilder). Caldwell has the higher median home value ($322,100 vs $215,600 in Wilder).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Wilder
Population	63,465	1,690
Median age	30.8 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,663	$55,938
Median home value	$322,100	$215,600
Median gross rent	$1,135	$799
Housing units	21,423	563
Homeownership rate	70.7%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Wilder
Population	54,887 → 63,465 (+15.6%)	1,770 → 1,690 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$49,046 → $66,663 (+35.9%)	$39,696 → $55,938 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$152,400 → $322,100 (+111.4%)	$84,300 → $215,600 (+155.8%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $1,135 (+29.3%)	$657 → $799 (+21.6%)

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

Wilder

Population

1,7701,690

Median household income

$39,696$55,938

Median home value

$84,300$215,600

Median gross rent

$657$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	Wilder
Under 5	8.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	23.1%	26.4%
18 to 24	10.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	14.9%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	6.1%
75 and over	4.4%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Wilder
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	31.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	1.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.2%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	38.1%	59.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Wilder
No high school diploma	16.5%	30.1%
High school graduate	33.3%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Wilder
Drove alone	73.8%	79.4%
Carpooled	11.4%	17.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	2.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Wilder
1-unit, detached	77.7%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Wilder
Poverty rate	13.3%	20.9%
Average household size	2.99	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	2002	1987