Onaway vs Viola

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

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

Onaway has the higher population (306 vs 48 in Viola). Since 2019, Onaway's population has grown faster (+97.4% vs -46.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Onaway	Viola
Population	306	48
Median age	35.6 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,571	—
Median home value	$245,800	—
Housing units	136	34
Homeownership rate	77.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	17.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Onaway	Viola
Population	155 → 306 (+97.4%)	90 → 48 (-46.7%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $73,571 (+59.1%)	$71,094 → $82,321 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$148,600 → $245,800 (+65.4%)	—

Onaway

Population

155306

Median household income

$46,250$73,571

Median home value

$148,600$245,800

Viola

Population

9048

Median household income

$71,094$82,321

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Onaway	Viola
Under 5	8.2%	29.2%
5 to 17	18.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.5%	39.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.1%	31.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	0.0%
75 and over	7.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Onaway	Viola
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	70.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	29.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Onaway	Viola
No high school diploma	5.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Onaway	Viola
Drove alone	74.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Onaway	Viola
1-unit, detached	54.4%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	47.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Onaway	Viola
Poverty rate	13.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	32	—
Median year structure built	1975	1977