Clearwater County, Idaho

Clearwater County has a population of 9,012 and has grown 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $268,200, about 4.5 times the county's median household income of $60,000.

Home price
$268,200
Income
$60,000
Population
9,012
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$268,200county
Median gross rent$875county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198056.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,077county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$821county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,498county
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$60,000county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate13.2%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 home10.1%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government23.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.8%county
Economic output per resident$52,613county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.54%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 time22.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport55467county
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 station99 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths11.1county
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 higher17.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.0%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1056county
Students per full-time teacher15.8county
Free lunch eligible48.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution40 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians135county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.4%county
Frequent mental distress14.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

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

Population9,012county
Land area in square miles2,453county
People per square mile of land3.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store14.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age52.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.0%county
Share of households that are one person31.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents275county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in253county
Households that moved away211county
Average income of arriving households$74,680county
Average income of departing households$50,403county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year38county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature46.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.2 incounty
Annual snowfall61.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.96 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing159 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days120 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 26county
Average first fall frostSep 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$102county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.6¢county
Household electricity use881 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity42.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.3%county
Homes heated by propane10.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.2%county
Homes heated by wood32.2%county
Households with broadband83.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk55.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk13.3county
Landslide risk97.3county
Hail risk6.9county
Earthquake risk23.0county
Tornado risk3.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk27.5county
Winter weather risk34.0county
Strong wind risk4.2county
Wildfire risk96.4county

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 Clearwater 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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