Cassia County, Idaho

Cassia County has a population of 25,483 and has grown 6.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $284,600, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $70,830.

Home price
$284,600
Income
$70,830
Population
25,483
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$284,600county
Median gross rent$1,000county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198060.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,028county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$783county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,430county
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$70,830county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate12.4%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 home8.9%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.4%county
Economic output per resident$103,491county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.41%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 time17.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport31734county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station152 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths66.7county
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 higher21.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.4%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment5484county
Students per full-time teacher19.7county
Free lunch eligible51.7%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools2county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians87county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.7%county

Place

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

Population25,483county
Land area in square miles2,566county
People per square mile of land9.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store24.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.4%county
Population change since 2020+6.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age33.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1830.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.5%county
Share of households that are one person20.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.3%county
Second languages22.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents211county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in599county
Households that moved away745county
Average income of arriving households$52,342county
Average income of departing households$49,197county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year112county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings19.6%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature49°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.5 incounty
Annual snowfall8.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing135 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days123 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 24county
Average first fall frostSep 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh9.2¢county
Household electricity use1,493 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity61.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas27.8%county
Homes heated by propane2.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.9%county
Homes heated by wood3.9%county
Households with broadband88.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk52.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.2county
Landslide risk49.5county
Hail risk10.9county
Earthquake risk74.5county
Tornado risk9.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk56.6county
Winter weather risk81.9county
Strong wind risk23.2county
Wildfire risk94.7county

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 Cassia 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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