Genesee vs Potlatch

A side-by-side comparison of Genesee and Potlatch: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Genesee has the higher population (1,312 vs 849 in Potlatch). Genesee has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $68,889 in Potlatch). Genesee has the higher median home value ($298,800 vs $226,100 in Potlatch).

Population, income & housing

	Genesee	Potlatch
Population	1,312	849
Median age	33.2 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$68,889
Median home value	$298,800	$226,100
Median gross rent	$1,142	$935
Housing units	520	395
Homeownership rate	87.1%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genesee	Potlatch
Population	1,051 → 1,312 (+24.8%)	708 → 849 (+19.9%)
Median household income	$64,423 → $78,125 (+21.3%)	$41,000 → $68,889 (+68.0%)
Median home value	$177,300 → $298,800 (+68.5%)	$135,500 → $226,100 (+66.9%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $1,142 (+67.7%)	$441 → $935 (+112.0%)

Genesee

Population

1,0511,312

Median household income

$64,423$78,125

Median home value

$177,300$298,800

Median gross rent

$681$1,142

Potlatch

Population

708849

Median household income

$41,000$68,889

Median home value

$135,500$226,100

Median gross rent

$441$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genesee	Potlatch
Under 5	10.2%	7.9%
5 to 17	18.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	3.8%
25 to 34	17.1%	21.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.4%	8.7%
55 to 64	9.8%	13.8%
65 to 74	7.6%	5.4%
75 and over	4.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genesee	Potlatch
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genesee	Potlatch
No high school diploma	3.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	23.1%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genesee	Potlatch
Drove alone	83.8%	83.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	1.5%
Other means	1.8%	7.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genesee	Potlatch
1-unit, detached	77.1%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Genesee	Potlatch
Poverty rate	10.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.63	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1970	1938