Caribou County, Idaho

Caribou County has a population of 7,162 and has grown 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $241,500, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $68,782.

Home price
$241,500
Income
$68,782
Population
7,162
Unemployment
1.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$241,500county
Median gross rent$847county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198069.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$763county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
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$68,782county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate9.2%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 home6.3%county
Unemployment rate1.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government17.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$159,647county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.56%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 time21.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service51 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24610county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station131 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher16.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.9%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment1541county
Students per full-time teacher16.9county
Free lunch eligible39.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution42 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians56county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.4%county
Frequent mental distress15.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

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

Population7,162county
Land area in square miles1,764county
People per square mile of land4.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.9%county
Second languages3.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls74.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents285county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in139county
Households that moved away185county
Average income of arriving households$68,259county
Average income of departing households$49,005county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings21.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature44°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.34 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing181 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days108 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 2county
Average first fall frostSep 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$93county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh9.7¢county
Household electricity use984 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas61.8%county
Homes heated by propane14.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood6.8%county
Households with broadband93.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk10.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk18.0county
Landslide risk45.1county
Hail risk9.8county
Earthquake risk72.1county
Tornado risk3.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk9.1county
Winter weather risk58.6county
Strong wind risk5.5county
Wildfire risk81.0county

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 Caribou 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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