Idaho County, Idaho

Idaho County has a population of 17,432 and has grown 8.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $310,200, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $66,325.

Home price
$310,200
Income
$66,325
Population
17,432
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$310,200county
Median gross rent$789county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198055.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,049county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$799county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,459county
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$66,325county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate11.1%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 home9.9%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.5%county
Share of workers employed by government20.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$39,020county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.32%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 time19.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service52 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport55467county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here16county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station132 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths177.8county
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 higher22.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.9%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment1647county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible44.1%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution53 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians82county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.6%county
Frequent mental distress15.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population17,432county
Land area in square miles8,477county
People per square mile of land2.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract34.5%county
Population change since 2020+8.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age49.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.4%county
Share of households that are one person27.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents266county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in480county
Households that moved away408county
Average income of arriving households$60,244county
Average income of departing households$45,426county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
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 temperature44.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.2 incounty
Annual snowfall70.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.04 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing182 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days144 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostSep 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$108county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.6¢county
Household electricity use916 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity42.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.5%county
Homes heated by propane13.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil9.0%county
Homes heated by wood32.2%county
Households with broadband87.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk72.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk14.9county
Landslide risk98.9county
Hail risk9.3county
Earthquake risk40.1county
Tornado risk6.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk37.9county
Winter weather risk40.5county
Strong wind risk6.6county
Wildfire risk98.7county

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 Idaho 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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