Star

Population: 13,231
Median household income: $91,318
Median home value: $498,900

Star, a community in Ada County, Idaho, has 13,231 residents. At $91,318, its median household income sits in line with Ada County's $88,907.

From 2019 to 2023, Star's population grew 45.2% from 9,115 to 13,231, while its median home value rose 76.2% from $283,100 to $498,900.

The median resident is 40.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,231
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $91,318
Median home value: $498,900
Median gross rent: $1,622
Housing units: 4,884
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,11513,231

Median household income

$65,282$91,318

Median home value

$283,100$498,900

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,622

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,115	$65,282	$283,100	$1,143
2020	9,819	$71,759	$306,000	$891
2021	10,929	$75,120	$344,500	$996
2022	11,971	$88,625	$449,700	$1,246
2023	13,231	$91,318	$498,900	$1,622

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	588	4.4%
5 to 17	2,535	19.2%
18 to 24	1,300	9.8%
25 to 34	1,346	10.2%
35 to 44	1,487	11.2%
45 to 54	1,566	11.8%
55 to 64	1,646	12.4%
65 to 74	1,793	13.6%
75 and over	970	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,893	82.3%
Black or African American	114	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	146	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	124	0.9%
Two or more races	551	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,402	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's42.0%

Bachelor's degree25.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	175	2.0%
High school graduate	1,954	22.2%
Some college or associate's	3,702	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,204	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	773	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone68.8%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,297	68.8%
Carpooled	622	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	63	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,234	19.8%
Other means	26	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,041	20.8%
15 to 29 min	1,702	34.0%
30 to 44 min	1,611	32.2%
45 to 59 min	471	9.4%
60+ min	183	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 8.7% (1,152 of 13,204)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,514	75.1%
Nonfamily households	1,168	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2009

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,682	95.9%
Vacant	202	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,721	79.5%
Renter-occupied	961	20.5%

1-unit, detached90.4%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,413	90.4%
1-unit, attached	57	1.2%
2 to 4 units	263	5.4%
5 to 19 units	8	0.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	143	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1676870
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 43.7042, -116.4878