Idaho

Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 across 44 counties, a median home price of $482,199, and a median household income of $81,166.

Home price
$482,199
Income
$81,166
Cost of living
99.9
Income tax
5.30%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$482,199
Median gross rent$1,251
Median year homes here were built1990
Share of homes built before 198039.0%
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.2%
Share of homes that are vacant10.3%
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.6%
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.8%
Typical monthly rent$1,681
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,406
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,155
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,956
Home insurance / yr$2,240

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living99.9
Median household income$81,166
Family health premium / yr$24,531
Infant childcare / yr$9,630
Regular gas price / gal$4.352
Poverty rate10.5%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.7%
Unemployment rate3.7%
Share of adults in the labor force63.0%
Share of workers who are self-employed7.6%
Share of workers employed by government15.0%
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%
Economic output per resident$66,701

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.50%
Top state income tax5.30%
Capital gains tax5.30%
Combined sales tax6.03%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.2 min
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 mi
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1481355
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.2 mi
Airports with airline service located here6
General aviation airfields located here119
Passenger train stations and the railway network1
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station155 mi
Households without a vehicle3.8%
Traffic deaths30.2
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-7.3

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher33.0%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.5%
Public schools in the county779
Public school enrollment315191
Students per full-time teacher18.4
Free lunch eligible41.6%
Elementary schools380
Middle schools117
High schools162
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above13
Two-year institutions5
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 mi

Health

Primary care physicians62
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county48
Hospitals here with an emergency department40
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4
Fine particulate matter8.7 µg
Without health insurance9.1%
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.8%
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.8%
Frequent mental distress16.3%
No leisure-time physical activity22.7%
Diagnosed diabetes10.0%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,001,619
Land area in square miles82,645
People per square mile of land23.4
Supermarkets and grocery stores256
Convenience stores41
Share living far from a food store22.1%
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.9%
Population change since 2020+10.4%
Natural change per 1,000 residents3
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1
Median age37.8 yrs
Share of residents under 1824.1%
Share of residents 65 and over17.0%
Share of households that are one person24.5%
Share of residents born outside the United States5.9%
Second languages11.0%
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.8%
Congregations per 100,000 residents130
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10
Households that moved in60,038
Households that moved away54,286
Average income of arriving households$71,658
Average income of departing households$61,228
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes23
Housing units authorised in the latest year17,944
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings21.4%
Violent crime rate231

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.2°F
Annual precipitation17.4 in
Annual snowfall17.8 in
Average daily solar energy4.43 kWh/m²
Days reaching 90°F32 days
Days at or below freezing125 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b
Frost-free days152 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$112
Electric utilities serving this county1
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢
Household electricity use904 kWh
Residential natural gas price$9.86
Homes heated by electricity35.2%
Homes heated by utility gas51.6%
Homes heated by propane5.3%
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%
Homes heated by wood5.4%
Households with broadband92.8%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk69.5
Coastal flood risk0.0
Drought risk17.5
Landslide risk66.9
Hail risk37.1
Earthquake risk75.8
Tornado risk17.0
Tropical cyclone risk0.0
Extreme heat risk75.6
Winter weather risk82.9
Strong wind risk48.4
Wildfire risk90.4

Sports

Major pro teams based here0
NFL teams based here0
NBA teams based here0
MLB teams based here0
NHL teams based here0
MLS soccer teams based here0
Top-division college football teams1
Second-tier college football teams2
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0
AHL teams based here0
ECHL teams based here1

All 44 counties in Idaho

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.