Jefferson County, Idaho

Jefferson County has a population of 33,154 and has grown 14.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $408,400, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $86,679.

Home price
$408,400
Income
$86,679
Population
33,154
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$408,400county
Median gross rent$1,138county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198040.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,372county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,305county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,095county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,815county
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$86,679county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate9.7%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 home7.6%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government18.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.8%county
Economic output per resident$41,195county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.45%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 time25.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport301674county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.4 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 station202 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.3%county
Traffic deaths6.0county
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 higher27.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.3%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment7578county
Students per full-time teacher19.6county
Free lunch eligible32.6%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.1%county

Place

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

Population33,154county
Land area in square miles1,094county
People per square mile of land30.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store45.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.7%county
Population change since 2020+14.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age32.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1832.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over11.9%county
Share of households that are one person14.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.2%county
Second languages11.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls88.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents214county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in1,030county
Households that moved away916county
Average income of arriving households$71,145county
Average income of departing households$51,862county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes29county
Housing units authorised in the latest year312county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.8%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 precipitation8.5 incounty
Annual snowfall21.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.41 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F28 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing176 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days116 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 26county
Average first fall frostSep 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.6¢county
Household electricity use1,033 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.9%county
Homes heated by propane18.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.8%county
Homes heated by wood6.1%county
Households with broadband95.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk37.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.2county
Landslide risk34.5county
Hail risk20.6county
Earthquake risk80.6county
Tornado risk7.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk79.1county
Winter weather risk82.7county
Strong wind risk12.4county
Wildfire risk62.5county

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 Jefferson 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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