Lemhi County, Idaho

Lemhi County has a population of 8,249 and has grown 6.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $326,100, about 6.1 times the county's median household income of $53,202.

Home price
$326,100
Income
$53,202
Population
8,249
Unemployment
2.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$326,100county
Median gross rent$754county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198053.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use17.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$992county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$883county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,380county
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$53,202county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate12.8%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 home11.8%county
Unemployment rate2.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.6%county
Share of workers employed by government15.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.9%county
Economic output per resident$66,198county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.35%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 time15.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service87 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15773county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station218 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%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 higher24.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.8%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment898county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible50.5%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution60 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter10.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.5%county
Frequent mental distress14.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

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

Population8,249county
Land area in square miles4,564county
People per square mile of land1.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store30.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract37.7%county
Population change since 2020+6.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age53.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over30.9%county
Share of households that are one person41.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages2.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents288county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in205county
Households that moved away199county
Average income of arriving households$83,322county
Average income of departing households$48,221county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year49county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings4.1%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature42.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.1 incounty
Annual snowfall64.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing192 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days113 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 30county
Average first fall frostSep 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$113county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.4¢county
Household electricity use1,121 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity40.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.4%county
Homes heated by propane25.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.8%county
Homes heated by wood26.8%county
Households with broadband88.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk59.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk14.4county
Landslide risk95.7county
Hail risk4.8county
Earthquake risk53.5county
Tornado risk3.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk12.5county
Winter weather risk21.9county
Strong wind risk4.3county
Wildfire risk93.2county

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 Lemhi 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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