IDAHO – Five cities in Idaho — mostly near Boise — are among the fastest 100 growing cities in the nation, new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates show.
The cities ranked in the top 100 U.S. cities for population growth from 2020 to 2024, the Idaho Department of Labor announced in a news release. Here’s how they ranked:
- 51st place: Caldwell, with 21.5% population growth. It grew by 12,918 people to 73,088 population.
- 54th place: Kuna, with 21% population growth. It grew by 5,047 people to 29,127 population.
- 70th place: Post Falls, with 18.6% population growth. It grew by 7,195 people to 45,800 population.
- 71st place: Meridian, with 18.6% population growth. It grew by 21,946 people to 139,740 population.
- 91st place: Nampa, with 16.8% population growth. It grew by 16,922 people to 117,350 population.
Between 2023 and 2024, Idaho cities as a whole grew faster than the state. Cities combined growth rate was 1.8%, compared to Idaho’s overall growth rate of 1.5%.
But in that year, 57 Idaho cities — mostly smaller ones with less than 1,000 residents — saw populations decline somewhat. The city of Lewiston, Idaho’s 11th most populated city, had the biggest dip: Declining by 144 people, to a current population of around 34,700 people.