Clearwater County vs Power County

A side-by-side comparison of Clearwater County and Power County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clearwater County has the higher population (8,921 vs 8,018 in Power County). Power County has the higher median household income ($59,760 vs $57,961 in Clearwater County). Clearwater County has the higher median home value ($240,800 vs $191,200 in Power County).

Population, income & housing

	Clearwater County	Power County
Population	8,921	8,018
Median age	52.0 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,961	$59,760
Median home value	$240,800	$191,200
Median gross rent	$847	$729
Housing units	4,603	2,960
Homeownership rate	81.6%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clearwater County	Power County
Population	8,673 → 8,921 (+2.9%)	7,671 → 8,018 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$43,915 → $57,961 (+32.0%)	$48,823 → $59,760 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $240,800 (+54.5%)	$151,300 → $191,200 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $847 (+17.8%)	$636 → $729 (+14.6%)

Clearwater County

Population

8,6738,921

Median household income

$43,915$57,961

Median home value

$155,900$240,800

Median gross rent

$719$847

Power County

Population

7,6718,018

Median household income

$48,823$59,760

Median home value

$151,300$191,200

Median gross rent

$636$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clearwater County	Power County
Under 5	3.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	11.6%	25.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.2%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	17.0%	9.2%
75 and over	11.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clearwater County	Power County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	60.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.9%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	33.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clearwater County	Power County
No high school diploma	8.9%	12.0%
High school graduate	35.8%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clearwater County	Power County
Drove alone	79.3%	73.1%
Carpooled	6.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	8.8%	7.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clearwater County	Power County
1-unit, detached	73.2%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Clearwater County	Power County
Poverty rate	12.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1975	1975