Midvale vs Weiser

A side-by-side comparison of Midvale and Weiser: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Weiser has the higher population (5,803 vs 331 in Midvale). Midvale has the higher median household income ($48,281 vs $45,463 in Weiser). Midvale has the higher median home value ($208,300 vs $196,200 in Weiser).

Population, income & housing

	Midvale	Weiser
Population	331	5,803
Median age	45.9 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,281	$45,463
Median home value	$208,300	$196,200
Median gross rent	$694	$908
Housing units	137	2,386
Homeownership rate	86.2%	61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midvale	Weiser
Population	249 → 331 (+32.9%)	5,323 → 5,803 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$42,188 → $48,281 (+14.4%)	$36,610 → $45,463 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$150,600 → $208,300 (+38.3%)	$116,200 → $196,200 (+68.8%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $694 (-3.9%)	$676 → $908 (+34.3%)

Midvale

Population

249331

Median household income

$42,188$48,281

Median home value

$150,600$208,300

Median gross rent

$722$694

Weiser

Population

5,3235,803

Median household income

$36,610$45,463

Median home value

$116,200$196,200

Median gross rent

$676$908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midvale	Weiser
Under 5	6.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	18.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.7%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.2%
55 to 64	10.3%	10.1%
65 to 74	18.7%	14.9%
75 and over	10.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midvale	Weiser
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	68.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midvale	Weiser
No high school diploma	4.5%	14.8%
High school graduate	38.4%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midvale	Weiser
Drove alone	77.8%	72.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	7.4%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	7.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midvale	Weiser
1-unit, detached	73.0%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Midvale	Weiser
Poverty rate	29.6%	18.9%
Average household size	2.85	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1972	1971