Banks vs Garden Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Banks and Garden Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Garden Valley has the higher population (364 vs 0 in Banks). Since 2019, Garden Valley's population has grown faster (-25.6% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Banks	Garden Valley
Population	0	364
Median age	—	36.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$91,042
Median gross rent	—	$938
Housing units	33	214
Homeownership rate	—	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	46.2%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Banks	Garden Valley
Population	6 → 0 (-100.0%)	489 → 364 (-25.6%)
Median household income	—	$62,132 → $91,042 (+46.5%)
Median home value	—	$265,000 → $294,600 (+11.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$730 → $938 (+28.5%)

Banks

Population

Garden Valley

Population

489364

Median household income

$62,132$91,042

Median home value

$265,000$294,600

Median gross rent

$730$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Banks	Garden Valley
Under 5	—	4.4%
5 to 17	—	11.3%
18 to 24	—	15.4%
25 to 34	—	14.0%
35 to 44	—	14.0%
45 to 54	—	5.8%
55 to 64	—	21.2%
65 to 74	—	14.0%
75 and over	—	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Banks	Garden Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	—	80.5%
Black or African American	—	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.3%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	—	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Banks	Garden Valley
No high school diploma	—	4.0%
High school graduate	—	22.3%
Some college or associate's	—	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	—	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	—	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Banks	Garden Valley
Drove alone	—	64.1%
Carpooled	—	11.5%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	18.2%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	6.3%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Banks	Garden Valley
1-unit, detached	48.5%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51.5%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Banks	Garden Valley
Poverty rate	—	9.3%
Average household size	—	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	—	10
Median year structure built	—	1993