Elmore County vs Payette County

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

Elmore County and Payette 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 26,190 in Payette County). Payette County has the higher median household income ($65,723 vs $58,976 in Elmore County). Payette County has the higher median home value ($310,700 vs $278,300 in Elmore County).

Population, income & housing

	Elmore County	Payette County
Population	29,046	26,190
Median age	32.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,976	$65,723
Median home value	$278,300	$310,700
Median gross rent	$1,111	$874
Housing units	12,168	9,950
Homeownership rate	65.3%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmore County	Payette County
Population	26,743 → 29,046 (+8.6%)	23,260 → 26,190 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$46,855 → $58,976 (+25.9%)	$50,579 → $65,723 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$153,800 → $278,300 (+80.9%)	$165,600 → $310,700 (+87.6%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $1,111 (+33.4%)	$735 → $874 (+18.9%)

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

Payette County

Population

23,26026,190

Median household income

$50,579$65,723

Median home value

$165,600$310,700

Median gross rent

$735$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmore County	Payette County
Under 5	7.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	19.3%
18 to 24	11.9%	7.4%
25 to 34	17.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.3%
75 and over	5.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmore County	Payette County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	76.3%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.3%
Asian	2.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.0%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmore County	Payette County
No high school diploma	11.9%	13.3%
High school graduate	30.4%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmore County	Payette County
Drove alone	83.7%	86.2%
Carpooled	7.9%	5.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.2%	5.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmore County	Payette County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.9%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Elmore County	Payette County
Poverty rate	12.4%	9.0%
Average household size	2.56	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1985	1978