Juliaetta vs Onaway

A side-by-side comparison of Juliaetta and Onaway: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Juliaetta has the higher population (586 vs 306 in Onaway). Onaway has the higher median household income ($73,571 vs $54,821 in Juliaetta). Juliaetta has the higher median home value ($252,100 vs $245,800 in Onaway).

Population, income & housing

	Juliaetta	Onaway
Population	586	306
Median age	51.4 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,821	$73,571
Median home value	$252,100	$245,800
Median gross rent	$646	—
Housing units	365	136
Homeownership rate	68.9%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	17.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Juliaetta	Onaway
Population	536 → 586 (+9.3%)	155 → 306 (+97.4%)
Median household income	$50,208 → $54,821 (+9.2%)	$46,250 → $73,571 (+59.1%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $252,100 (+68.1%)	$148,600 → $245,800 (+65.4%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $646 (-24.4%)	—

Juliaetta

Population

536586

Median household income

$50,208$54,821

Median home value

$150,000$252,100

Median gross rent

$854$646

Onaway

Population

155306

Median household income

$46,250$73,571

Median home value

$148,600$245,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Juliaetta	Onaway
Under 5	6.5%	8.2%
5 to 17	9.6%	18.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	7.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	6.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	21.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	18.3%	11.4%
75 and over	7.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Juliaetta	Onaway
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	2.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Juliaetta	Onaway
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.9%
High school graduate	40.5%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Juliaetta	Onaway
Drove alone	87.5%	74.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Juliaetta	Onaway
1-unit, detached	51.0%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.1%	45.6%

Poverty & households

	Juliaetta	Onaway
Poverty rate	8.2%	13.4%
Average household size	1.80	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1972	1975