Middleton vs Wilder

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

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

Middleton has the higher population (10,101 vs 1,690 in Wilder). Middleton has the higher median household income ($83,681 vs $55,938 in Wilder). Middleton has the higher median home value ($348,900 vs $215,600 in Wilder).

Population, income & housing

	Middleton	Wilder
Population	10,101	1,690
Median age	34.3 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,681	$55,938
Median home value	$348,900	$215,600
Median gross rent	$1,077	$799
Housing units	3,602	563
Homeownership rate	88.7%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middleton	Wilder
Population	7,556 → 10,101 (+33.7%)	1,770 → 1,690 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$52,522 → $83,681 (+59.3%)	$39,696 → $55,938 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$190,400 → $348,900 (+83.2%)	$84,300 → $215,600 (+155.8%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $1,077 (+52.5%)	$657 → $799 (+21.6%)

Middleton

Population

7,55610,101

Median household income

$52,522$83,681

Median home value

$190,400$348,900

Median gross rent

$706$1,077

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)

	Middleton	Wilder
Under 5	7.4%	7.3%
5 to 17	21.1%	26.4%
18 to 24	11.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	6.1%
75 and over	4.6%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middleton	Wilder
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	31.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.9%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	59.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middleton	Wilder
No high school diploma	6.6%	30.1%
High school graduate	23.5%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middleton	Wilder
Drove alone	79.2%	79.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	2.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middleton	Wilder
1-unit, detached	86.9%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Middleton	Wilder
Poverty rate	7.2%	20.9%
Average household size	2.92	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	2007	1987