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Idaho County, ID

Demographic and economic profile of Idaho County, ID, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Idaho County's economy is rooted in natural-resource and land-based industries, consistent with its rural character, with a workforce of roughly 8,500 labor force participants and median worker earnings of $36,630 against a low median gross rent of $797 per month. At 22.0% bachelor's degree attainment and a median age of 49.4 years, the workforce skews older and less formally credentialed, though the 3.7% unemployment rate signals stable employment conditions. The county posted 4.8% population growth over five years, and an 80.9% homeownership rate alongside a median home value of $284,600 reflects relatively accessible ownership costs for the region.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

17,120

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,325

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.8% since 2018

Idaho County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,876 (91.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races611 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race353 (2.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone319 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone154 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone95 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish383
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic97
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)62
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)35
  5. 5.Other Indo-European26

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,414

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,825

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,073

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,515
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining886
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)782
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)668
  5. 5.Construction (Group)652

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,383
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,228
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,213
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,072
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations890

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.14×)773
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.91×)611
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.56×)499
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.43×)671
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.95×)148

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$284,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$797/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,060 (19.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999668 (12.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999657 (12.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999610 (11.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999574 (10.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999312 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,630

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,606 (68.6%)
  • Carpooled836 (12.5%)
  • Worked At Home662 (9.9%)
  • Walked459 (6.8%)
  • Other96 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle48 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.