Nez Perce County, Idaho

Nez Perce County has a population of 42,697 and has grown 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $334,700, about 4.6 times the county's median household income of $72,599.

Home price
$334,700
Income
$72,599
Population
42,697
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$334,700county
Median gross rent$1,015county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198061.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,436county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,220county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$931county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,697county
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$72,599county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate12.2%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 home9.3%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government18.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$72,028county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.78%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 time16.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.3 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport55467county
Miles to nearest general aviation field25 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station90 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths32.8county
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 higher27.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.8%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment5240county
Students per full-time teacher15.3county
Free lunch eligible34.2%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter10.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

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

Population42,697county
Land area in square miles848county
People per square mile of land50.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store28.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.1%county
Share of households that are one person29.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages2.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents126county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in1,154county
Households that moved away1,127county
Average income of arriving households$59,210county
Average income of departing households$52,211county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year272county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings55.1%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.7 incounty
Annual snowfall11.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.03 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F36 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days200 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 11county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

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 electricity37.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.8%county
Homes heated by propane2.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.4%county
Homes heated by wood5.1%county
Households with broadband89.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk57.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.6county
Landslide risk42.5county
Hail risk8.3county
Earthquake risk38.3county
Tornado risk7.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk56.1county
Winter weather risk5.5county
Strong wind risk8.1county
Wildfire risk89.3county

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 Nez Perce 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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