Nampa vs Wilder

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

Nampa and Wilder 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 1,690 in Wilder). Nampa has the higher median household income ($72,122 vs $55,938 in Wilder). Nampa has the higher median home value ($332,500 vs $215,600 in Wilder).

Population, income & housing

	Nampa	Wilder
Population	106,289	1,690
Median age	34.1 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,122	$55,938
Median home value	$332,500	$215,600
Median gross rent	$1,340	$799
Housing units	38,360	563
Homeownership rate	71.4%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nampa	Wilder
Population	93,952 → 106,289 (+13.1%)	1,770 → 1,690 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$48,846 → $72,122 (+47.7%)	$39,696 → $55,938 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$167,200 → $332,500 (+98.9%)	$84,300 → $215,600 (+155.8%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $1,340 (+44.9%)	$657 → $799 (+21.6%)

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

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)

	Nampa	Wilder
Under 5	6.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	26.4%
18 to 24	10.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	15.8%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	6.1%
75 and over	5.7%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nampa	Wilder
White (non-Hispanic)	68.1%	31.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	1.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.1%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	59.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nampa	Wilder
No high school diploma	11.0%	30.1%
High school graduate	29.8%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nampa	Wilder
Drove alone	74.0%	79.4%
Carpooled	11.4%	17.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	2.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nampa	Wilder
1-unit, detached	75.5%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Nampa	Wilder
Poverty rate	10.5%	20.9%
Average household size	2.78	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1998	1987