Parma vs Wilder

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

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

Parma has the higher population (1,836 vs 1,690 in Wilder). Wilder has the higher median household income ($55,938 vs $47,798 in Parma). Parma has the higher median home value ($232,400 vs $215,600 in Wilder).

Population, income & housing

	Parma	Wilder
Population	1,836	1,690
Median age	39.2 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$47,798	$55,938
Median home value	$232,400	$215,600
Median gross rent	$955	$799
Housing units	722	563
Homeownership rate	66.0%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parma	Wilder
Population	2,057 → 1,836 (-10.7%)	1,770 → 1,690 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $47,798 (+12.5%)	$39,696 → $55,938 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $232,400 (+100.0%)	$84,300 → $215,600 (+155.8%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $955 (+61.9%)	$657 → $799 (+21.6%)

Parma

Population

2,0571,836

Median household income

$42,500$47,798

Median home value

$116,200$232,400

Median gross rent

$590$955

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)

	Parma	Wilder
Under 5	6.4%	7.3%
5 to 17	20.9%	26.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.8%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	5.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	13.0%	6.1%
75 and over	9.6%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parma	Wilder
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	31.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	59.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parma	Wilder
No high school diploma	18.7%	30.1%
High school graduate	40.4%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parma	Wilder
Drove alone	84.4%	79.4%
Carpooled	12.3%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parma	Wilder
1-unit, detached	68.7%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Parma	Wilder
Poverty rate	20.2%	20.9%
Average household size	2.58	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1974	1987