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Teton County, ID

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

AI Overview

Teton County, ID is a small, rural county of 12,101 residents that grew 9.2% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 73.3% and an unemployment rate of just 1.5%. Nearly half the adult population—48.3%—holds a bachelor's degree or higher, and median household income reaches $99,805, though median home values of $595,900 signal significant housing cost pressure relative to median worker earnings of $47,002. The 80.8% homeownership rate and a foreign-born population of 10.6% round out a county profile marked by tight labor supply and relatively high educational attainment for its size.

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

Population

12,101

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$99,805

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,075 (81.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,276 (10.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race613 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races354 (2.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone97 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone10 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,529
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)90
  3. 3.Other Indo-European12
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic11
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

404

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,160

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$46,968

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,343
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,067
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services940
  4. 4.Construction (Group)855
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)762

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,461
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,274
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,150
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations773
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations613

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.81×)313
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.06×)998
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.60×)528
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.59×)976
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.05×)347

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$595,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,196/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999916 (24.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999700 (18.5%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999674 (17.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999389 (10.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999351 (9.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999192 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

48.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

73.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,002

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,650 (65.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,248 (17.7%)
  • Carpooled729 (10.3%)
  • Walked227 (3.2%)
  • Public Transit114 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle85 (1.2%)

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.