Orofino vs Weippe

A side-by-side comparison of Orofino and Weippe: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Orofino has the higher population (3,254 vs 382 in Weippe). Orofino has the higher median household income ($57,171 vs $29,167 in Weippe). Orofino has the higher median home value ($218,900 vs $113,000 in Weippe).

Population, income & housing

	Orofino	Weippe
Population	3,254	382
Median age	42.4 yrs	62.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,171	$29,167
Median home value	$218,900	$113,000
Median gross rent	$892	$625
Housing units	1,192	246
Homeownership rate	75.9%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orofino	Weippe
Population	3,109 → 3,254 (+4.7%)	373 → 382 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$44,659 → $57,171 (+28.0%)	$32,222 → $29,167 (-9.5%)
Median home value	$132,300 → $218,900 (+65.5%)	$77,100 → $113,000 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $892 (+14.7%)	$642 → $625 (-2.6%)

Orofino

Population

3,1093,254

Median household income

$44,659$57,171

Median home value

$132,300$218,900

Median gross rent

$778$892

Weippe

Population

373382

Median household income

$32,222$29,167

Median home value

$77,100$113,000

Median gross rent

$642$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orofino	Weippe
Under 5	3.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.2%	1.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	18.2%	3.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	7.6%
55 to 64	13.6%	19.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	27.5%
75 and over	9.8%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orofino	Weippe
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	1.6%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orofino	Weippe
No high school diploma	8.0%	19.8%
High school graduate	38.9%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orofino	Weippe
Drove alone	81.2%	85.3%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	6.0%
Other means	0.5%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orofino	Weippe
1-unit, detached	76.7%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	6.5%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	31.3%

Poverty & households

	Orofino	Weippe
Poverty rate	8.2%	31.2%
Average household size	2.47	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	17	30
Median year structure built	1968	1974