Elmore County vs Latah County

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

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

Latah County has the higher population (40,315 vs 29,046 in Elmore County). Latah County has the higher median household income ($65,179 vs $58,976 in Elmore County). Latah County has the higher median home value ($342,500 vs $278,300 in Elmore County).

Population, income & housing

	Elmore County	Latah County
Population	29,046	40,315
Median age	32.5 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,976	$65,179
Median home value	$278,300	$342,500
Median gross rent	$1,111	$905
Housing units	12,168	17,429
Homeownership rate	65.3%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	44.9%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmore County	Latah County
Population	26,743 → 29,046 (+8.6%)	39,505 → 40,315 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$46,855 → $58,976 (+25.9%)	$49,158 → $65,179 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$153,800 → $278,300 (+80.9%)	$228,200 → $342,500 (+50.1%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $1,111 (+33.4%)	$737 → $905 (+22.8%)

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

Latah County

Population

39,50540,315

Median household income

$49,158$65,179

Median home value

$228,200$342,500

Median gross rent

$737$905

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmore County	Latah County
Under 5	7.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	11.9%	22.4%
25 to 34	17.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.3%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.9%
75 and over	5.8%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmore County	Latah County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	85.6%
Black or African American	2.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.5%
Asian	2.7%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmore County	Latah County
No high school diploma	11.9%	3.1%
High school graduate	30.4%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmore County	Latah County
Drove alone	83.7%	64.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	3.4%	13.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.2%	9.9%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmore County	Latah County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	55.6%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	16.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Elmore County	Latah County
Poverty rate	12.4%	15.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1985	1978