Carey vs Hailey

A side-by-side comparison of Carey and Hailey: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hailey has the higher population (9,439 vs 1,197 in Carey). Hailey has the higher median household income ($83,084 vs $50,938 in Carey). Hailey has the higher median home value ($574,500 vs $209,200 in Carey).

Population, income & housing

	Carey	Hailey
Population	1,197	9,439
Median age	29.6 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,938	$83,084
Median home value	$209,200	$574,500
Median gross rent	$964	$1,196
Housing units	275	4,107
Homeownership rate	77.1%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carey	Hailey
Population	993 → 1,197 (+20.5%)	8,408 → 9,439 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$63,500 → $50,938 (-19.8%)	$51,158 → $83,084 (+62.4%)
Median home value	$189,200 → $209,200 (+10.6%)	$368,300 → $574,500 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $964 (+31.5%)	$671 → $1,196 (+78.2%)

Carey

Population

9931,197

Median household income

$63,500$50,938

Median home value

$189,200$209,200

Median gross rent

$733$964

Hailey

Population

8,4089,439

Median household income

$51,158$83,084

Median home value

$368,300$574,500

Median gross rent

$671$1,196

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carey	Hailey
Under 5	10.2%	2.4%
5 to 17	25.4%	24.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	20.8%	6.3%
35 to 44	20.4%	14.6%
45 to 54	5.9%	14.8%
55 to 64	3.7%	16.8%
65 to 74	4.1%	7.2%
75 and over	3.4%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carey	Hailey
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	70.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	49.5%	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carey	Hailey
No high school diploma	10.9%	9.4%
High school graduate	37.8%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carey	Hailey
Drove alone	86.4%	71.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	2.9%
Worked from home	4.9%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carey	Hailey
1-unit, detached	92.0%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carey	Hailey
Poverty rate	5.6%	8.3%
Average household size	4.89	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1956	1994