COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marsing vs Star
PLACE A
Marsing, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Star, Idaho
Marsing is 94% smaller than Star. Star earns more, with a median household income $27,734 higher. Star has grown faster since 2000 (92% vs 19%).
MARSINGSTARDIFFERENCE
Total population1,23020,874−94% vs Star
Population density1,8062,146−340
Population growth19.2%91.9%−72.7 pts
Median age45.140.3+4.8
Male50.8%52.1%−1.2 pts
Female49.2%47.9%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born24.9%3.6%+21.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.5%80.9%−40.4 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino55.1%10.8%+44.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other4.4%6.7%−2.2 pts
Median household income$70,202$97,936−$27,734
Per capita income$28,930$41,260−$12,330
Poverty rate10.2%5.8%+4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3370.380−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.6%34.9%−28.3 pts
Graduate degree2.7%10.0%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%6.9%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation59.9%61.9%−2.0 pts
Median home value$347,200$564,300−$217,100
Median gross rent$654$1,924−$1,270
Owner-occupied56.9%80.7%−23.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.6%4.9%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households27.6%43.3%−15.7 pts
Average commute27.627.5+0.1
Worked from home3.7%21.2%−17.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured28.3%6.1%+22.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025