Blaine County, Idaho

Blaine County has a population of 24,951 and has grown 5.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $735,300, about 7.9 times the county's median household income of $92,566.

Home price
$735,300
Income
$92,566
Population
24,951
Unemployment
2.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$735,300county
Median gross rent$1,338county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198038.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant34.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use30.0%county
Typical monthly rent$3,157county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,600county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,219county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,101county
Home insurance / yr$2,240(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living99.9(statewide)
Median household income$92,566county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate6.6%county

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 home14.6%county
Unemployment rate2.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government9.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.4%county
Economic output per resident$100,969county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.38%county
Top state income tax5.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.03%(statewide)

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 time18.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.1 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport121123county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station202 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.3%county
Traffic deaths12.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-7.3(statewide)

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 higher48.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment3230county
Students per full-time teacher12.4county
Free lunch eligible39.4%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution67 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians81county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance9.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.1%county
Frequent mental distress12.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

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

Population24,951county
Land area in square miles2,638county
People per square mile of land9.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store29.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age45.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.7%county
Share of households that are one person27.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.8%county
Second languages23.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents95county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-12county
Households that moved in660county
Households that moved away746county
Average income of arriving households$170,247county
Average income of departing households$116,575county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year113county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings9.7%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature44.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.4 incounty
Annual snowfall63.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.56 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing169 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days94 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 12county
Average first fall frostSep 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$113county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.4¢county
Household electricity use1,121 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.4%county
Homes heated by propane1.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.8%county
Homes heated by wood6.1%county
Households with broadband95.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk70.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.6county
Landslide risk86.3county
Hail risk5.8county
Earthquake risk73.7county
Tornado risk7.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk64.3county
Winter weather risk93.1county
Strong wind risk21.7county
Wildfire risk93.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Blaine County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Idaho figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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