Moving to Star, Idaho
About Star, Idaho

Star is a city in northwestern Ada County, Idaho, with parts stretching into neighboring Canyon County. The population was 11,117 at the 2020 census, up from 5,793 in 2010. It was named in the 19th century by travelers on their way to Middleton and Boise who used the star on the school house to find east and west. The name stuck and it became Star, Idaho. Today, it is a rapidly growing suburb of Boise and its schools are shared with Middleton School District and West Ada School District.
Star is part of the Boise metropolitan area.
Gender
Gender | Star | Idaho | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 47.8% | 49.9% | 50.8% |
Male | 52.2% | 50.1% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Star | Idaho | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 4.1% | 5% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2.1% | 4% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 4.5% | 9.2% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 5.7% | 9.7% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 9.2% | 14% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 28.7% | 20.9% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 20.6% | 13.1% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 14.4% | 14.5% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6.2% | 5% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 4.5% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Star | Idaho | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | -1% | 3% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 3% | 6% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 23% | 27% | 27.0% |
Other College | 32% | 26% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 13% | 10% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 24% | 19% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 4% | 6% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Star | Idaho | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 91% | 81.4% | 60.1% |
African American | 0.5% | 0.6% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 0.3% | 1.3% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 3.8% | 12.7% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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