Buhl vs Twin Falls

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

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

Twin Falls has the higher population (53,219 vs 4,624 in Buhl). Twin Falls has the higher median household income ($60,760 vs $46,217 in Buhl). Twin Falls has the higher median home value ($279,400 vs $192,600 in Buhl).

Population, income & housing

	Buhl	Twin Falls
Population	4,624	53,219
Median age	35.5 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,217	$60,760
Median home value	$192,600	$279,400
Median gross rent	$1,265	$1,011
Housing units	1,900	21,268
Homeownership rate	78.6%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buhl	Twin Falls
Population	4,429 → 4,624 (+4.4%)	48,951 → 53,219 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$42,525 → $46,217 (+8.7%)	$50,739 → $60,760 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $192,600 (+108.0%)	$162,000 → $279,400 (+72.5%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $1,265 (+94.3%)	$818 → $1,011 (+23.6%)

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

Twin Falls

Population

48,95153,219

Median household income

$50,739$60,760

Median home value

$162,000$279,400

Median gross rent

$818$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buhl	Twin Falls
Under 5	3.9%	6.8%
5 to 17	24.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	15.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	9.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.8%
75 and over	7.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buhl	Twin Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	75.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buhl	Twin Falls
No high school diploma	25.9%	10.4%
High school graduate	29.9%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buhl	Twin Falls
Drove alone	78.9%	78.8%
Carpooled	12.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	8.2%
Other means	1.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buhl	Twin Falls
1-unit, detached	80.1%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Buhl	Twin Falls
Poverty rate	7.2%	10.8%
Average household size	2.50	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1964	1980