Kuna is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 27,229 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Kuna is the 14th largest community in Idaho. Kuna has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Kuna, where the median household income is $83,960.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kuna is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kuna is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kuna who work in management occupations (12.83%), sales jobs (11.67%), and office and administrative support (8.98%). Also of interest is that Kuna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Because of many things, Kuna is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Kuna a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Kuna has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Kuna’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Kuna is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Kuna, the average commute to work is 31.57 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Kuna does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Kuna who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.27% of adults in Kuna have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Kuna in 2022 was $31,387, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,548 for a family of four. However, Kuna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kuna is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kuna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kuna residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kuna include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Kuna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
