Bliss vs Wendell

A side-by-side comparison of Bliss and Wendell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wendell has the higher population (2,940 vs 252 in Bliss). Bliss has the higher median household income ($67,250 vs $54,850 in Wendell). Since 2019, Wendell's population has grown faster (+8.8% vs +3.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bliss	Wendell
Population	252	2,940
Median age	41.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,250	$54,850
Median home value	—	$209,600
Median gross rent	—	$783
Housing units	129	1,076
Homeownership rate	75.2%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	15.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bliss	Wendell
Population	243 → 252 (+3.7%)	2,703 → 2,940 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$27,768 → $67,250 (+142.2%)	$40,302 → $54,850 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$70,500 → $49,100 (-30.4%)	$105,800 → $209,600 (+98.1%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $579 (-15.0%)	$737 → $783 (+6.2%)

Bliss

Population

243252

Median household income

$27,768$67,250

Median home value

$70,500$49,100

Median gross rent

$681$579

Wendell

Population

2,7032,940

Median household income

$40,302$54,850

Median home value

$105,800$209,600

Median gross rent

$737$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bliss	Wendell
Under 5	4.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	26.6%	22.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	3.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	17.5%	14.0%
45 to 54	15.1%	8.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	17.1%
65 to 74	4.8%	7.1%
75 and over	14.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bliss	Wendell
White (non-Hispanic)	51.2%	53.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	42.9%	43.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bliss	Wendell
No high school diploma	20.7%	38.9%
High school graduate	28.7%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bliss	Wendell
Drove alone	75.7%	71.6%
Carpooled	12.6%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.9%
Bicycle	8.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bliss	Wendell
1-unit, detached	46.5%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	1.6%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	45.0%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Bliss	Wendell
Poverty rate	4.8%	16.5%
Average household size	2.40	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	34	20
Median year structure built	1972	1974