Owyhee County, Idaho

Owyhee County has a population of 12,503 and has grown 6.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $359,800, about 5.6 times the county's median household income of $64,406.

Home price
$359,800
Income
$64,406
Population
12,503
Unemployment
2.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$359,800county
Median gross rent$821county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,381county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,318county
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$64,406county
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 home8.6%county
Unemployment rate2.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.3%county
Share of workers employed by government13.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.4%county
Economic output per resident$54,181county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.40%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 time27.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2475370county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station176 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.5%county
Traffic deaths48.0county
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 higher12.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher78.2%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment2413county
Students per full-time teacher17.7county
Free lunch eligible57.2%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians8county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance21.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

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

Population12,503county
Land area in square miles7,668county
People per square mile of land1.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract31.8%county
Population change since 2020+6.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.3%county
Share of households that are one person25.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.8%county
Second languages21.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents168county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-12county
Households that moved in441county
Households that moved away451county
Average income of arriving households$60,463county
Average income of departing households$48,417county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year36county
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 temperature50.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation11.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.53 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing141 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days126 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 25county
Average first fall frostSep 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$122county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.5¢county
Household electricity use1,204 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity66.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.4%county
Homes heated by propane9.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood10.9%county
Households with broadband86.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk58.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk20.0county
Landslide risk71.4county
Hail risk15.1county
Earthquake risk34.5county
Tornado risk6.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk48.2county
Winter weather risk71.2county
Strong wind risk10.9county
Wildfire risk95.8county

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 Owyhee 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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