Emmett vs Letha

A side-by-side comparison of Emmett and Letha: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emmett has the higher population (7,948 vs 566 in Letha). Since 2019, Emmett's population has grown faster (+17.4% vs +0.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Emmett	Letha
Population	7,948	566
Median age	37.0 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,523	—
Median home value	$299,000	—
Median gross rent	$854	—
Housing units	3,176	86
Homeownership rate	64.6%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmett	Letha
Population	6,770 → 7,948 (+17.4%)	565 → 566 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$35,970 → $58,523 (+62.7%)	—
Median home value	$128,700 → $299,000 (+132.3%)	$204,600 → $424,200 (+107.3%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $854 (+25.0%)	—

Emmett

Population

6,7707,948

Median household income

$35,970$58,523

Median home value

$128,700$299,000

Median gross rent

$683$854

Letha

Population

565566

Median home value

$204,600$424,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmett	Letha
Under 5	5.8%	9.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	3.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	20.1%
25 to 34	15.4%	2.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	7.9%	20.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	17.1%
65 to 74	12.5%	11.7%
75 and over	8.0%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmett	Letha
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmett	Letha
No high school diploma	15.6%	37.1%
High school graduate	36.8%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmett	Letha
Drove alone	76.5%	55.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	26.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	18.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmett	Letha
1-unit, detached	76.2%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Emmett	Letha
Poverty rate	13.1%	1.4%
Average household size	2.61	6.58
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1977	1972