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Jefferson County, ID

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

AI Overview

Jefferson County, ID is a small rural county of 32,234 residents that has grown 15.2% over five years, with a notably young median age of 32.8 and a low unemployment rate of 2.5%. The workforce skews toward practical trades rather than degree-holders—27.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $37,294 and a labor force participation rate of 66.2%. Housing remains relatively accessible with a median home value of $335,000 and an 83.0% homeownership rate, while the 9.2% poverty rate and $86,679 median household income suggest a working-class economic base.

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

Population

32,234

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$86,679

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+15.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone29,020 (87.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,640 (4.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,278 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,046 (3.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone79 (0.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone45 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,960
  2. 2.Other Indo-European112
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic103
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)55
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)40

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

32.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,177

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,487

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,733

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,803
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,769
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,631
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,522
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,391

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,804
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,568
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,470
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,256
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,231

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.42×)1,043
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.77×)1,813
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.47×)501
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.39×)974
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)3,548

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$335,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,098/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,410 (28.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,430 (16.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,342 (15.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999559 (6.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999475 (5.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999473 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,294

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,727 (78.4%)
  • Carpooled1,451 (9.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,139 (7.6%)
  • Public Transit324 (2.2%)
  • Walked204 (1.4%)
  • Other93 (0.6%)

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.