Idaho
Idaho: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
state · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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Idaho at a glance
Rolled up from the 16 regions inside Idaho on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Who leads Idaho, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-10 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
| City / metro | Price | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada County (Boise metro core) ↗ | 575,000 USD | median sale (all homes, month) | 2026-09 |
| Boise (city) ↗ | 535,000 USD | median sale (stated as 'about $535,000' in the report narrative) | 2026-09 |
| Kootenai County (Coeur d'Alene) ↗ | 570,000 USD | median sale, year to date (single-family, site-built, <2 acres) | 2026-10 |
Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
| Language | Share | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| English ↗ | official status (official state language) | 2026 |
Largest companies in Idaho
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
| Company | Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology (Boise) ↗ | revenue | 133.19 USD billions (FY ended 2026-09-03) | 2026 |
| Albertsons Companies (Boise) ↗ | revenue | 83.2 USD billions | 2025 |
| WinCo Foods (Boise, private) ↗ | revenue | 8.2 USD billions | 2021 |
| Lamb Weston (Eagle) ↗ | revenue | 6.45 USD billions | 2025 |
| Boise Cascade (Boise) ↗ | revenue | 6.4 USD billions | 2025 |
| J. R. Simplot Company (Boise, private) ↗ | revenue | 6 USD billions | 2020 |
Worth knowing
- 2026-11On Nov 3, 2026 Gov. Brad Little (R) won a third term. With 95% of the vote counted he had 57.1% (407,216 votes); Terri Pickens (D) had 32.3% and independent John Stegner, a former Idaho Supreme Court justice, had 7.6%. ↗
- 2026-11Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke (R) was re-elected on Nov 3, 2026 with 63.5% to Democrat Eric Myricks' 36.5%. ↗
- 2026-09Boise-based Micron reported record fiscal 2026 revenue of $133.19 billion, up from $37.38 billion in fiscal 2025. ↗
- 2026-09In September 2026, new-construction homes made up just over half of Ada County's for-sale inventory (1,051 new vs 955 resale). The new-home median was $622,704 and the resale median was $561,065. ↗
- 2026-10Kootenai County single-family median price was $570,000 year to date in October 2026, up 4.2% from a year earlier; days on market fell 12.1% to 81. ↗
- 2025-09Idaho's 2024 median household income ($81,166) was 5.2% above 2023 in real terms, a statistically significant increase. ↗
Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey.
- Spanish142,101 · 7.5%
- Other Indo-European languages8,449 · 0.4%
- Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages7,357 · 0.4%
- Other Asian and Pacific Island languages6,374 · 0.3%
- Other and unspecified languages5,985 · 0.3%
- German or other West Germanic languages5,656 · 0.3%
- Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)4,036 · 0.2%
Largest places in Idaho
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Boise, Idaho full235,684
- 2.Meridian, Idaho full117,635
- 3.Nampa, Idaho full100,200
- 4.Idaho Falls, ID full66,672
- 5.Caldwell, Idaho full59,996
- 6.Pocatello, Idaho full57,152
- 7.Coeur d'Alene, ID54,628
- 8.Twin Falls, Idaho full51,807
- 9.Rexburg, Idaho39,409
- 10.Eagle, Idaho30,346
- 11.Sandpoint, Idaho9,777
- 12.Harrison, Idaho233
- 13.Island Park, Idaho193
Inside Idaho
16 regions have Idaho as their parent.
Companies based in Idaho
38 companies in the Research Upon directory have their headquarters somewhere in Idaho. Search them by name or industry.
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Idaho are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.