Buhl vs Kimberly

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

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

Kimberly has the higher population (4,883 vs 4,624 in Buhl). Kimberly has the higher median household income ($76,587 vs $46,217 in Buhl). Kimberly has the higher median home value ($289,500 vs $192,600 in Buhl).

Population, income & housing

	Buhl	Kimberly
Population	4,624	4,883
Median age	35.5 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,217	$76,587
Median home value	$192,600	$289,500
Median gross rent	$1,265	$995
Housing units	1,900	1,541
Homeownership rate	78.6%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buhl	Kimberly
Population	4,429 → 4,624 (+4.4%)	3,859 → 4,883 (+26.5%)
Median household income	$42,525 → $46,217 (+8.7%)	$60,484 → $76,587 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $192,600 (+108.0%)	$167,300 → $289,500 (+73.0%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $1,265 (+94.3%)	$784 → $995 (+26.9%)

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

Kimberly

Population

3,8594,883

Median household income

$60,484$76,587

Median home value

$167,300$289,500

Median gross rent

$784$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buhl	Kimberly
Under 5	3.9%	6.6%
5 to 17	24.7%	31.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	18.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.3%	5.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	4.0%
75 and over	7.7%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buhl	Kimberly
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	64.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buhl	Kimberly
No high school diploma	25.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	29.9%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buhl	Kimberly
Drove alone	78.9%	73.2%
Carpooled	12.0%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	13.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buhl	Kimberly
1-unit, detached	80.1%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Buhl	Kimberly
Poverty rate	7.2%	17.7%
Average household size	2.50	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	1964	1987