Cassia County vs Minidoka County

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

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

Cassia County has the higher population (25,165 vs 21,922 in Minidoka County). Minidoka County has the higher median household income ($70,060 vs $67,042 in Cassia County). Cassia County has the higher median home value ($257,300 vs $235,300 in Minidoka County).

Population, income & housing

	Cassia County	Minidoka County
Population	25,165	21,922
Median age	33.1 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,042	$70,060
Median home value	$257,300	$235,300
Median gross rent	$920	$909
Housing units	8,992	8,478
Homeownership rate	70.0%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cassia County	Minidoka County
Population	23,690 → 25,165 (+6.2%)	20,705 → 21,922 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$52,935 → $67,042 (+26.6%)	$53,370 → $70,060 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$162,100 → $257,300 (+58.7%)	$149,600 → $235,300 (+57.3%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $920 (+42.2%)	$701 → $909 (+29.7%)

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

Minidoka County

Population

20,70521,922

Median household income

$53,370$70,060

Median home value

$149,600$235,300

Median gross rent

$701$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cassia County	Minidoka County
Under 5	7.9%	7.1%
5 to 17	23.4%	22.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.3%
75 and over	5.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cassia County	Minidoka County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	59.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	36.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cassia County	Minidoka County
No high school diploma	14.6%	17.9%
High school graduate	27.1%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cassia County	Minidoka County
Drove alone	81.3%	80.8%
Carpooled	7.8%	11.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	5.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cassia County	Minidoka County
1-unit, detached	79.1%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Cassia County	Minidoka County
Poverty rate	10.3%	14.9%
Average household size	3.00	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1975	1976