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Payette County, ID

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

AI Overview

Payette County is a small agricultural and light-industrial economy of 26,190 residents that grew 13.7% over the past five years, one of the more notable population gains for a county its size. The labor force participation rate of 57.5% is modest, and just 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and manual occupations; median worker earnings stand at $40,289 against a median household income of $67,673. Housing costs remain relatively contained, with a median home value of $310,700 and median gross rent of $874/month, and a 3.3% unemployment rate and 9.0% poverty rate reflect a generally stable, if lower-wage, local economy.

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

Population

26,190

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,673

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+13.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,960 (82.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,389 (8.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,119 (4.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone854 (3.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone223 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone196 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,491
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic82
  3. 3.Korean31
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island16
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,818

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,021

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,362

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,863
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,525
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)998
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities971
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)956

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,922
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,467
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,991
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,718
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,566

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.71×)1,016
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.66×)874
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.42×)927
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.41×)1,566
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.22×)944

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$310,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$874/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,726 (23.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,199 (16.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999916 (12.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999764 (10.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999659 (9.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999343 (4.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,289

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,529 (83.0%)
  • Carpooled977 (8.5%)
  • Worked At Home672 (5.9%)
  • Walked212 (1.8%)
  • Other93 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.