Payette County, Idaho

Payette County has a population of 26,771 and has grown 9.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $341,800, about 5.0 times the county's median household income of $67,673.

Home price
$341,800
Income
$67,673
Population
26,771
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$341,800county
Median gross rent$860county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,717county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,071county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$816county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,490county
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$67,673county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate10.2%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 home5.9%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government17.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.5%county
Economic output per resident$48,134county

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 time23.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2475370county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station187 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.7%county
Traffic deaths44.8county
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 higher17.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.2%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment4312county
Students per full-time teacher17.5county
Free lunch eligible48.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution28 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter10.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

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

Population26,771county
Land area in square miles407county
People per square mile of land65.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store32.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract72.1%county
Population change since 2020+9.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age38.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.1%county
Second languages9.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents169county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in886county
Households that moved away846county
Average income of arriving households$62,468county
Average income of departing households$49,943county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year181county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings13.3%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F53 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing106 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days177 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$108county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use916 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity44.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.2%county
Homes heated by propane5.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood8.1%county
Households with broadband87.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk33.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk14.8county
Landslide risk36.7county
Hail risk28.2county
Earthquake risk55.9county
Tornado risk6.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk48.5county
Winter weather risk58.3county
Strong wind risk13.8county
Wildfire risk90.0county

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 Payette 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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