Hailey vs Ketchum

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

Hailey and Ketchum 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 3,551 in Ketchum). Ketchum has the higher median household income ($87,658 vs $83,084 in Hailey). Ketchum has the higher median home value ($756,200 vs $574,500 in Hailey).

Population, income & housing

	Hailey	Ketchum
Population	9,439	3,551
Median age	42.4 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$83,084	$87,658
Median home value	$574,500	$756,200
Median gross rent	$1,196	$1,190
Housing units	4,107	4,334
Homeownership rate	72.0%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	54.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hailey	Ketchum
Population	8,408 → 9,439 (+12.3%)	2,791 → 3,551 (+27.2%)
Median household income	$51,158 → $83,084 (+62.4%)	$60,491 → $87,658 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$368,300 → $574,500 (+56.0%)	$760,500 → $756,200 (-0.6%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $1,196 (+78.2%)	$1,298 → $1,190 (-8.3%)

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

Ketchum

Population

2,7913,551

Median household income

$60,491$87,658

Median home value

$760,500$756,200

Median gross rent

$1,298$1,190

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hailey	Ketchum
Under 5	2.4%	2.3%
5 to 17	24.4%	3.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	6.3%	18.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	16.8%	22.8%
65 to 74	7.2%	19.4%
75 and over	7.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hailey	Ketchum
White (non-Hispanic)	70.2%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.9%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hailey	Ketchum
No high school diploma	9.4%	4.0%
High school graduate	26.3%	13.0%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	42.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hailey	Ketchum
Drove alone	71.9%	60.2%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.8%	7.1%
Bicycle	2.9%	7.8%
Worked from home	12.2%	15.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hailey	Ketchum
1-unit, detached	66.9%	41.1%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	23.1%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	22.6%
20 or more units	5.2%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hailey	Ketchum
Poverty rate	8.3%	6.2%
Average household size	2.58	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1994	1981