Downey vs Inkom

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

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

Inkom has the higher population (810 vs 736 in Downey). Inkom has the higher median household income ($81,528 vs $46,000 in Downey). Inkom has the higher median home value ($250,500 vs $153,000 in Downey).

Population, income & housing

	Downey	Inkom
Population	736	810
Median age	36.6 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,000	$81,528
Median home value	$153,000	$250,500
Median gross rent	$893	$1,036
Housing units	320	255
Homeownership rate	82.3%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downey	Inkom
Population	775 → 736 (-5.0%)	820 → 810 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $46,000 (+13.2%)	$50,000 → $81,528 (+63.1%)
Median home value	$92,300 → $153,000 (+65.8%)	$126,400 → $250,500 (+98.2%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $893 (+42.0%)	$739 → $1,036 (+40.2%)

Downey

Population

775736

Median household income

$40,625$46,000

Median home value

$92,300$153,000

Median gross rent

$629$893

Inkom

Population

820810

Median household income

$50,000$81,528

Median home value

$126,400$250,500

Median gross rent

$739$1,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downey	Inkom
Under 5	6.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	20.4%	27.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.2%	24.8%
45 to 54	3.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	6.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	4.6%
75 and over	10.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downey	Inkom
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downey	Inkom
No high school diploma	13.2%	11.6%
High school graduate	30.5%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downey	Inkom
Drove alone	73.1%	76.9%
Carpooled	14.1%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	17.3%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downey	Inkom
1-unit, detached	89.7%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Downey	Inkom
Poverty rate	19.6%	1.9%
Average household size	2.51	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1945	1974