Riggins vs White Bird

A side-by-side comparison of Riggins and White Bird: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Riggins has the higher population (236 vs 51 in White Bird). Riggins has the higher median home value ($347,300 vs $131,300 in White Bird). Since 2019, White Bird's population has grown faster (-3.8% vs -8.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Riggins	White Bird
Population	236	51
Median age	65.0 yrs	72.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	—
Median home value	$347,300	$131,300
Median gross rent	$667	—
Housing units	243	59
Homeownership rate	58.5%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	14.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riggins	White Bird
Population	258 → 236 (-8.5%)	53 → 51 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$26,563 → $51,250 (+92.9%)	$22,708 → $15,500 (-31.7%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $347,300 (+113.7%)	$145,800 → $131,300 (-9.9%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $667 (-19.5%)	—

Riggins

Population

258236

Median household income

$26,563$51,250

Median home value

$162,500$347,300

Median gross rent

$829$667

White Bird

Population

5351

Median household income

$22,708$15,500

Median home value

$145,800$131,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riggins	White Bird
Under 5	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.3%	5.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	17.6%
65 to 74	31.4%	23.5%
75 and over	18.6%	43.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riggins	White Bird
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riggins	White Bird
No high school diploma	5.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.3%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	43.9%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riggins	White Bird
Drove alone	53.2%	10.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	50.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.5%	40.0%
Other means	4.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riggins	White Bird
1-unit, detached	69.1%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Riggins	White Bird
Poverty rate	27.1%	56.9%
Average household size	1.60	1.50
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1979	1971