Fremont County vs Idaho County

A side-by-side comparison of Fremont County and Idaho County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Idaho County has the higher population (17,120 vs 13,701 in Fremont County). Fremont County has the higher median household income ($72,767 vs $60,975 in Idaho County). Idaho County has the higher median home value ($284,600 vs $281,800 in Fremont County).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont County	Idaho County
Population	13,701	17,120
Median age	39.9 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,767	$60,975
Median home value	$281,800	$284,600
Median gross rent	$803	$797
Housing units	8,669	8,881
Homeownership rate	84.2%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont County	Idaho County
Population	13,020 → 13,701 (+5.2%)	16,411 → 17,120 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$58,065 → $72,767 (+25.3%)	$41,516 → $60,975 (+46.9%)
Median home value	$169,900 → $281,800 (+65.9%)	$173,200 → $284,600 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $803 (+0.6%)	$682 → $797 (+16.9%)

Fremont County

Population

13,02013,701

Median household income

$58,065$72,767

Median home value

$169,900$281,800

Median gross rent

$798$803

Idaho County

Population

16,41117,120

Median household income

$41,516$60,975

Median home value

$173,200$284,600

Median gross rent

$682$797

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fremont County	Idaho County
Under 5	6.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	9.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	17.5%
75 and over	6.8%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont County	Idaho County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	2.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont County	Idaho County
No high school diploma	9.3%	8.2%
High school graduate	31.8%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont County	Idaho County
Drove alone	72.5%	72.3%
Carpooled	10.2%	10.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.3%	9.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont County	Idaho County
1-unit, detached	83.6%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Fremont County	Idaho County
Poverty rate	9.8%	10.8%
Average household size	2.93	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1979	1979