Wilder, ID

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,074
US Senator
Mike Crapo
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Risch
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
29
5.54% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
30.2%
44.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$55,117
1.47% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$270,900
25.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
909
19.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Wilder, ID reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.9% of the residents in Wilder, ID are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wilder, ID was $270,900, and the homeownership rate was 63.9%.

Most people in Wilder, ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilder, ID was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wilder, ID is home to a population of 2.07k people, from which 85.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.7% of Wilder, ID residents were born outside of the country (387 people).

In 2024, there were 1.18 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (627 people) in Wilder, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 533 White (Non-Hispanic) and 328 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.9%
2024 Citizenship
85.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.9% of Wilder, ID residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wilder, ID was 85.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wilder, ID
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    627 ± 214
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    533 ± 183
  3. White (Hispanic)
    328 ± 198
64.7%
Hispanic Population
1.34k people

In 2024, there were 1.18 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (627 people) in Wilder, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 533 White (Non-Hispanic) and 328 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

64.7% of the people in Wilder, ID are hispanic (1.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wilder, ID as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Idaho.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    52,214 ± 5,532 people
  2. Canada
    6,433 ± 1,966 people
  3. Philippines
    2,829 ± 1,305 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 52,214 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 6,433 and Philippines with 2,829.

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Foreign-Born Population

18.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
387 people
19.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
336 people

As of 2024, 18.7% of Wilder, ID residents (387 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wilder, ID was 19.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    24 ± 28
  2. Vietnam
    12 ± 23

Wilder, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wilder, ID employs 909 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wilder, ID were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (144 people), Manufacturing (108 people), and Retail Trade (106 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($70,547), Manufacturing ($65,769), and Construction ($62,688).

Employment

Occupations

909
2024 Value
± 164
19.9%
1 Year growth
± 21.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilder, ID grew at a rate of 19.9%, from 758 employees to 909 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilder, ID, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (129 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (119 people), and Material Moving Occupations (81 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilder, ID.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

909
2024 Value
± 164
19.9%
1 Year growth
± 21.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilder, ID grew at a rate of 19.9%, from 758 employees to 909 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilder, ID, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (144 people), Manufacturing (108 people), and Retail Trade (106 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilder, ID, though some of these residents may live in Wilder, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,863
Median earning men ± $5,020
$25,000
Median earning women ± $8,148

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($70,547), Manufacturing ($68,603), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($55,227), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,929), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.
Y-Axis
3.01%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 836k people employed in Idaho. This represents a 3.01% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.06%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Idaho.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.42%).

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing the state of Idaho. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Wilder, ID. Showing the available data for Idaho.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (66.9%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (30.4%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.42%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.42%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Idaho for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Idaho

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.
Mike Crapo
Senator from Idaho3
Assumed office on January 3, 1999
Jim Risch
Senator from Idaho2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing Idaho.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Idaho over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wilder, ID was $270,900 in 2024, which is 0.814 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $215,600 to $270,900, a 25.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Wilder, ID is 63.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wilder, ID have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilder, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$270,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,160
$421
Median Property Taxes
±$104

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wilder, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wilder, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

63.9%
Homeownership
2024
68.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.9% of the housing units in Wilder, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wilder, ID compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,117
Median Household Income
± $9,363
659
Number of Households
± 137

In 2024, the median household income of the 659 households in Wilder, ID declined from $55,117 from the previous year's value of $55,938.

The following chart displays the households in Wilder, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $20k - $25k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilder, ID is from Idaho.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Idaho
0.473
2022 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2023, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.938% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.3%)
  2. Carpooled (12.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.78%)

In 2024, 83.3% of workers in Wilder, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.3%) and those who worked at home (3.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilder, ID have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.596% of the workforce in Wilder, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wilder, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wilder, ID have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilder, ID (622 out of 2.06k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilder, ID is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

83% of the population of Wilder, ID has health coverage, with 27.4% on employee plans, 40.3% on Medicaid, 6.8% on Medicare, 8.05% on non-group plans, and 0.482% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Idaho see 1,619 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,619 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1534 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 371 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 37% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 32.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.05% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

17%
Uninsured
27.4%
Employer Coverage
40.3%
Medicaid
6.8%
Medicare
8.05%
Non-Group
0.482%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wilder, ID grew by 22.1% from 13.9% to 17%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wilder, ID changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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