Chubbuck vs Downey

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

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

Chubbuck has the higher population (15,900 vs 736 in Downey). Chubbuck has the higher median household income ($78,646 vs $46,000 in Downey). Chubbuck has the higher median home value ($313,700 vs $153,000 in Downey).

Population, income & housing

	Chubbuck	Downey
Population	15,900	736
Median age	35.7 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$78,646	$46,000
Median home value	$313,700	$153,000
Median gross rent	$917	$893
Housing units	5,742	320
Homeownership rate	74.5%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chubbuck	Downey
Population	14,995 → 15,900 (+6.0%)	775 → 736 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$59,459 → $78,646 (+32.3%)	$40,625 → $46,000 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$176,300 → $313,700 (+77.9%)	$92,300 → $153,000 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	$846 → $917 (+8.4%)	$629 → $893 (+42.0%)

Chubbuck

Population

14,99515,900

Median household income

$59,459$78,646

Median home value

$176,300$313,700

Median gross rent

$846$917

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)

	Chubbuck	Downey
Under 5	5.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	25.1%	20.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	3.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	12.0%
75 and over	6.1%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chubbuck	Downey
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	6.7%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.8%
Some other race	3.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chubbuck	Downey
No high school diploma	4.9%	13.2%
High school graduate	23.8%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chubbuck	Downey
Drove alone	75.1%	73.1%
Carpooled	11.5%	14.1%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	3.1%
Other means	1.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chubbuck	Downey
1-unit, detached	66.9%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	4.7%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Chubbuck	Downey
Poverty rate	8.3%	19.6%
Average household size	2.85	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1995	1945