Star is home to 14,745 people in Idaho. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 12,950 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $564,300. 4% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,936, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 183%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Star
What changed most since 2000
Population1,795 → 14,745(+721%)US over the same years: +19%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$199,471 → $564,300(+183%)US over the same years: +71%
Median age28.4 → 40.3(+11.9 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Star's population equals 2.8% of Ada County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23%(258)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(201)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.2%(586)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(44)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,122 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Star, decade by decade
Star population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
1,795
$77,123
$199,471
18.8%
22.2
2010
5,793
$87,901
$304,402
24.9%
24.3
2020
11,117
$86,975
$370,884
29.0%
33.1
2024
14,745
$97,936
$564,300
34.9%
41.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
