Cassia County vs Elmore County

A side-by-side comparison of Cassia County and Elmore County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elmore County has the higher population (29,046 vs 25,165 in Cassia County). Cassia County has the higher median household income ($67,042 vs $58,976 in Elmore County). Elmore County has the higher median home value ($278,300 vs $257,300 in Cassia County).

Population, income & housing

	Cassia County	Elmore County
Population	25,165	29,046
Median age	33.1 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,042	$58,976
Median home value	$257,300	$278,300
Median gross rent	$920	$1,111
Housing units	8,992	12,168
Homeownership rate	70.0%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cassia County	Elmore County
Population	23,690 → 25,165 (+6.2%)	26,743 → 29,046 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$52,935 → $67,042 (+26.6%)	$46,855 → $58,976 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$162,100 → $257,300 (+58.7%)	$153,800 → $278,300 (+80.9%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $920 (+42.2%)	$833 → $1,111 (+33.4%)

Cassia County

Population

23,69025,165

Median household income

$52,935$67,042

Median home value

$162,100$257,300

Median gross rent

$647$920

Elmore County

Population

26,74329,046

Median household income

$46,855$58,976

Median home value

$153,800$278,300

Median gross rent

$833$1,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cassia County	Elmore County
Under 5	7.9%	7.7%
5 to 17	23.4%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.3%	11.9%
25 to 34	12.2%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.1%	9.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.4%
75 and over	5.6%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cassia County	Elmore County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	70.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.3%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	1.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cassia County	Elmore County
No high school diploma	14.6%	11.9%
High school graduate	27.1%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cassia County	Elmore County
Drove alone	81.3%	83.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	3.2%
Other means	1.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cassia County	Elmore County
1-unit, detached	79.1%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Cassia County	Elmore County
Poverty rate	10.3%	12.4%
Average household size	3.00	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1975	1985