What is the population of Star city?

Star city has 13,231 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #19 of 236 in Idaho.

What is the median household income in Star city?

Median household income in Star city is $91,318 a year, 16.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Star city?

Median gross rent is $1,622 a month and the median home value is $498,900, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.

Is Star city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Star city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Star, ID population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Star, Idaho (Star, ID — Census place “Star city”) is 13,231 residents, ranking #19 of 236 places in Idaho. Median household income is $91,318, the median home is worth $498,900 and median gross rent runs $1,622 a month. Looking for the Star Idaho ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Star, ID: 83669.

Population: 13,231Star city residents
Median household income: $91,318Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $498,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,622Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 79.5%Owner-occupied households

Star ZIP codes (Idaho)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Star.

The Star ID ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

83669

What the numbers mean in Star city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Star city median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.7% of residents and 79.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Star city, ID in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Star city is a mid-size town in Idaho, with 13,231 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #19 of 236 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 40.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Star city earn a median of $91,318 a year, 16.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 43% above the $63,864 median for the 100 Idaho cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Star city is valued at $498,900, 64.4% above the national figure and 84% above the $271,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,622 a month, 15.4% above the national figure, or roughly $19,464 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 79.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Star city?: Star city has 13,231 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #19 of 236 in Idaho.
What is the median household income in Star city?: Median household income in Star city is $91,318 a year, 16.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Star city?: Median gross rent is $1,622 a month and the median home value is $498,900, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.
Is Star city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Star city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Star city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.