City safety & data profile
CaldwellID
Caldwell, ID is a 52K-resident city in Canyon County with a median household income of $73,058.
Canyon County, Idaho. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Caldwell, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Caldwell has a population larger than 80% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $367,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.
- 52K
- Population (place)
- Top 20%
- By size
- $73,058
- Median income (place)
- $367,300
- Median home (place)
- 11.9%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Caldwell
Caldwell posts a median household income higher than 41% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Caldwell area.
- Bottom 42%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- hospital in & near Caldwell
Composite score · Caldwell, ID
44/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Curious how Caldwell stacks up nationwide? See the full tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Caldwell income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$73,058 Bottom 41% higher than 41% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Population ranking: ID
Ranked by headcount across the 21 ID places Areazine tracks with both population and income data. Tooltip carries the income rank.
- Meridian
Meridian, ID
90,739 residents
- Nampa
Nampa, ID
89,839 residents
- Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls, ID
59,184 residents
- Pocatello
Pocatello, ID
54,441 residents
- Caldwell
Caldwell, ID
51,686 residents
- Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene, ID
49,122 residents
- Twin Falls
Twin Falls, ID
47,468 residents
- Lewiston 32,544
Lewiston, ID
32,544 residents
- Post Falls 30,453
Post Falls, ID
30,453 residents
- Rexburg 27,663
Rexburg, ID
27,663 residents
What this shows Meridian tops this pool by population; the income lead belongs to Eagle instead.
Income ranking: ID
The same 21-city ID pool, sorted by median household income instead of headcount. Tooltip carries the population rank.
- Eagle
Eagle, ID
$122,894 median
- Meridian
Meridian, ID
$100,795 median
- Kuna
Kuna, ID
$96,219 median
- Ammon
Ammon, ID
$86,121 median
- Chubbuck
Chubbuck, ID
$82,977 median
- Hayden
Hayden, ID
$82,958 median
- Post Falls
Post Falls, ID
$82,183 median
- Nampa
Nampa, ID
$74,279 median
- Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls, ID
$73,110 median
- Caldwell
Caldwell, ID
$73,058 median
What this shows Eagle leads this pool on median income; Meridian is the population leader instead.
The quick read
Reading Caldwell, ID beyond the headline numbers
Caldwell sits inside Canyon County, Idaho, at roughly 43.66°N, -116.69°W. Population 51,686, $73,058 median household income. Median home value $367,300, median rent $1,264. Poverty rate 11.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
1 hospital in/around Caldwell, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER. Climate: 52.5°F annual average, 10.2" precipitation.
Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 17.5% in Caldwell, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
Caldwell's median age is 31.5 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.
19.5% of Caldwell adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the lowest quarter of reporting cities.
A median home in Caldwell runs about 5.0 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.
Public transit carries 0% of Caldwell workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
Median rent in Caldwell, ID runs $1,264/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.
Poverty in Caldwell, ID stands at 11.9%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.
Remote work covers 12.1% of Caldwell workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
Unemployment in Caldwell sits at 5%, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Caldwell from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
A Decade of Change 2013–2024
County-level trend (Canyon County): Caldwell's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
The clearest outlier in Caldwell's numbers is median rent: $1,264/mo, which is 18% below what's typical across the tracked-city set. Median household income runs 18% below average too, at $73,058.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 11.9% -4% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 5% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 19.5% |
| Work From Home | 12.1% |
| Public Transit | 0% |
Headcount
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Local Hospitals 1 total
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20241.6% below national average
Metro area: Boise City, ID (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
Flood Insurance Claims History
FEMA NFIP, county-levelCanyon County has recorded 8 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $60K in payouts since 2016.
Most claims in this county are not tied to a single named storm or hurricane in the NFIP record.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Caldwell?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Caldwell right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet ID-CALDWELL · Caldwell
Caldwell: 1 tagged alert; lead category NWS weather alert.
- VOL-TRACE 1 on record
- WX-LED 100% weather
- DESK-MIX NOAA
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Houston
Tagged alert mix: Caldwell
Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag
- Weather Alerts
Weather Alerts
1
What this shows 1 tagged notice on record for Caldwell.
Nearest tagged-volume peer: Houston, TX (1 tagged · Δ0)
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Caldwell; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Idaho state hubs · Methodology
Cities tracking a comparable alert volume 4
Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (1 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.
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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Caldwell, both outside Idaho so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside ID (11.9% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside ID ($73,058 here).
Compare Caldwell with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Cities Close By 8
What to do with Caldwell's numbers
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Caldwell area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Caldwell against Idaho peers on any ranking lens. Explore Idaho
Place-level figures for population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) come from U.S. Census ACS; health data is CDC PLACES; hospital counts cover facilities in and around the city. Any county-level trend is labeled as such.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Canyon County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.