Shoshone County, Idaho

Shoshone County has a population of 13,785 and has grown 7.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $267,400, about 4.8 times the county's median household income of $55,527.

Home price
$267,400
Income
$55,527
Population
13,785
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$267,400county
Median gross rent$943county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198072.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,700county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,128county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$860county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,352county
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$55,527county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate13.1%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 home8.1%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government14.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.8%county
Economic output per resident$69,273county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.50%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 time21.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service68 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2064142county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.1 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 station57 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths36.3county
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 higher12.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.9%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1549county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible52.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution60 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter11.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.4%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

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

Population13,785county
Land area in square miles2,638county
People per square mile of land5.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store4.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.3%county
Share of households that are one person35.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls17.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents182county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in352county
Households that moved away324county
Average income of arriving households$56,080county
Average income of departing households$50,772county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year51county
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 temperature45.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.0 incounty
Annual snowfall42.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.70 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing154 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days128 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 24county
Average first fall frostSep 29county

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 electricity33.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.9%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood11.9%county
Households with broadband88.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk76.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk12.4county
Landslide risk98.2county
Hail risk2.9county
Earthquake risk38.4county
Tornado risk4.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk30.6county
Winter weather risk61.9county
Strong wind risk5.5county
Wildfire risk69.6county

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 Shoshone 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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