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Ada County, ID

United States · GDP 2024
#130 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$45.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
243,004
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
17,028
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$65.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
546,141
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$91.5k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
44.6%±0.9%
Poverty rate
8.3%±0.6%
Business applications
10,169 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,614
30.2/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction13%
Professional services12%
Manufacturing11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
546,141
residents · 2025 · +9.6% since 2020
Income per capita $76.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration+35,565
International migration+6,943
Natural change+5,909

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$30.0B
2019
$30.8B
2020
$34.6B
2021
$39.3B
2022
$42.1B
2023
$45.5B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$512.3k±$8.2k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$32/mo
Vacancy rate
4.2%±0.4%
Affordability
7.8× wages
Residential permits
$1.5B
5,221 units · 9.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Wildfire 98Heat wave 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
599
2016
669
2017
761
2018
855
2019
933
2020
1161
2021
1338
2022
1292
2023
1345
2024
1381
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-30% since 2021
7,487
2021
6,530
2022
6,089
2023
5,137
2024
5,221
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.1 km
I-84
Nearest freight rail
2.8 km
UP
Nearest port
335.6 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
12.6 km
BOISE AIR TRML/GOWEN FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$65.3k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rank
Canyon$11.7BKootenai$11.5BBonneville$9.1B
The read

What is the GDP of Ada?

Ada's economy produced $45.5B in 2024, growing 7.9% year over yearfaster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.