Downey vs Tyhee

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

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

Tyhee has the higher population (1,475 vs 736 in Downey). Tyhee has the higher median household income ($89,500 vs $46,000 in Downey). Tyhee has the higher median home value ($417,800 vs $153,000 in Downey).

Population, income & housing

	Downey	Tyhee
Population	736	1,475
Median age	36.6 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,000	$89,500
Median home value	$153,000	$417,800
Median gross rent	$893	$1,171
Housing units	320	444
Homeownership rate	82.3%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downey	Tyhee
Population	775 → 736 (-5.0%)	1,192 → 1,475 (+23.7%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $46,000 (+13.2%)	$83,333 → $89,500 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$92,300 → $153,000 (+65.8%)	$225,000 → $417,800 (+85.7%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $893 (+42.0%)	$717 → $1,171 (+63.3%)

Downey

Population

775736

Median household income

$40,625$46,000

Median home value

$92,300$153,000

Median gross rent

$629$893

Tyhee

Population

1,1921,475

Median household income

$83,333$89,500

Median home value

$225,000$417,800

Median gross rent

$717$1,171

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downey	Tyhee
Under 5	6.4%	7.5%
5 to 17	20.4%	24.7%
18 to 24	6.5%	12.1%
25 to 34	13.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	3.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	16.6%	7.2%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.6%
75 and over	10.6%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downey	Tyhee
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	75.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.7%	2.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downey	Tyhee
No high school diploma	13.2%	8.0%
High school graduate	30.5%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downey	Tyhee
Drove alone	73.1%	82.2%
Carpooled	14.1%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	7.7%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downey	Tyhee
1-unit, detached	89.7%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Downey	Tyhee
Poverty rate	19.6%	12.9%
Average household size	2.51	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1945	1980