Buhl vs Hansen

A side-by-side comparison of Buhl and Hansen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buhl has the higher population (4,624 vs 1,414 in Hansen). Hansen has the higher median household income ($47,396 vs $46,217 in Buhl). Buhl has the higher median home value ($192,600 vs $178,600 in Hansen).

Population, income & housing

	Buhl	Hansen
Population	4,624	1,414
Median age	35.5 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$46,217	$47,396
Median home value	$192,600	$178,600
Median gross rent	$1,265	$724
Housing units	1,900	476
Homeownership rate	78.6%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buhl	Hansen
Population	4,429 → 4,624 (+4.4%)	1,292 → 1,414 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$42,525 → $46,217 (+8.7%)	$46,875 → $47,396 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $192,600 (+108.0%)	$99,900 → $178,600 (+78.8%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $1,265 (+94.3%)	$869 → $724 (-16.7%)

Buhl

Population

4,4294,624

Median household income

$42,525$46,217

Median home value

$92,600$192,600

Median gross rent

$651$1,265

Hansen

Population

1,2921,414

Median household income

$46,875$47,396

Median home value

$99,900$178,600

Median gross rent

$869$724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buhl	Hansen
Under 5	3.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	24.7%	30.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	2.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	8.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	16.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	11.3%	10.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.3%
75 and over	7.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buhl	Hansen
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	68.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	28.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buhl	Hansen
No high school diploma	25.9%	20.5%
High school graduate	29.9%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buhl	Hansen
Drove alone	78.9%	76.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	10.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buhl	Hansen
1-unit, detached	80.1%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	27.5%

Poverty & households

	Buhl	Hansen
Poverty rate	7.2%	28.1%
Average household size	2.50	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1964	1974