Arimo vs Downey

A side-by-side comparison of Arimo and Downey: population, income, housing, and more.

Arimo and Downey are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Downey has the higher population (736 vs 329 in Arimo). Arimo has the higher median household income ($65,208 vs $46,000 in Downey). Arimo has the higher median home value ($202,000 vs $153,000 in Downey).

Population, income & housing

	Arimo	Downey
Population	329	736
Median age	34.9 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,208	$46,000
Median home value	$202,000	$153,000
Median gross rent	—	$893
Housing units	138	320
Homeownership rate	94.3%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arimo	Downey
Population	353 → 329 (-6.8%)	775 → 736 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$67,143 → $65,208 (-2.9%)	$40,625 → $46,000 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$124,500 → $202,000 (+62.2%)	$92,300 → $153,000 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$629 → $893 (+42.0%)

Arimo

Population

353329

Median household income

$67,143$65,208

Median home value

$124,500$202,000

Downey

Population

775736

Median household income

$40,625$46,000

Median home value

$92,300$153,000

Median gross rent

$629$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arimo	Downey
Under 5	10.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.4%	20.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.3%	10.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	3.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	16.6%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.0%
75 and over	3.3%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arimo	Downey
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	6.7%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arimo	Downey
No high school diploma	2.5%	13.2%
High school graduate	25.0%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	51.5%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arimo	Downey
Drove alone	82.8%	73.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	14.1%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	3.1%
Other means	2.1%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arimo	Downey
1-unit, detached	88.4%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Arimo	Downey
Poverty rate	17.0%	19.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1949	1945