Caribou County vs Lemhi County

A side-by-side comparison of Caribou County and Lemhi County: population, income, housing, and more.

Caribou County and Lemhi County are counties in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lemhi County has the higher population (8,166 vs 7,118 in Caribou County). Caribou County has the higher median household income ($66,653 vs $52,057 in Lemhi County). Lemhi County has the higher median home value ($282,100 vs $220,200 in Caribou County).

Population, income & housing

	Caribou County	Lemhi County
Population	7,118	8,166
Median age	38.0 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,653	$52,057
Median home value	$220,200	$282,100
Median gross rent	$800	$721
Housing units	3,137	4,636
Homeownership rate	82.0%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caribou County	Lemhi County
Population	6,953 → 7,118 (+2.4%)	7,847 → 8,166 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$59,053 → $66,653 (+12.9%)	$39,324 → $52,057 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$145,900 → $220,200 (+50.9%)	$177,000 → $282,100 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$570 → $800 (+40.4%)	$657 → $721 (+9.7%)

Caribou County

Population

6,9537,118

Median household income

$59,053$66,653

Median home value

$145,900$220,200

Median gross rent

$570$800

Lemhi County

Population

7,8478,166

Median household income

$39,324$52,057

Median home value

$177,000$282,100

Median gross rent

$657$721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caribou County	Lemhi County
Under 5	6.4%	4.7%
5 to 17	21.1%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	5.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.7%	16.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	17.9%
75 and over	7.1%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caribou County	Lemhi County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caribou County	Lemhi County
No high school diploma	9.5%	7.3%
High school graduate	35.5%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caribou County	Lemhi County
Drove alone	79.4%	68.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	13.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	4.9%	9.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caribou County	Lemhi County
1-unit, detached	81.0%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	3.1%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Caribou County	Lemhi County
Poverty rate	7.3%	11.8%
Average household size	2.89	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	21	15
Median year structure built	1973	1979