Fremont County vs Valley County

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

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

Fremont County has the higher population (13,701 vs 12,136 in Valley County). Valley County has the higher median household income ($76,125 vs $72,767 in Fremont County). Valley County has the higher median home value ($599,500 vs $281,800 in Fremont County).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont County	Valley County
Population	13,701	12,136
Median age	39.9 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,767	$76,125
Median home value	$281,800	$599,500
Median gross rent	$803	$1,011
Housing units	8,669	12,601
Homeownership rate	84.2%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont County	Valley County
Population	13,020 → 13,701 (+5.2%)	10,709 → 12,136 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$58,065 → $72,767 (+25.3%)	$64,475 → $76,125 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$169,900 → $281,800 (+65.9%)	$314,800 → $599,500 (+90.4%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $803 (+0.6%)	$773 → $1,011 (+30.8%)

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

Valley County

Population

10,70912,136

Median household income

$64,475$76,125

Median home value

$314,800$599,500

Median gross rent

$773$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fremont County	Valley County
Under 5	6.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	11.0%	18.0%
75 and over	6.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont County	Valley County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	1.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont County	Valley County
No high school diploma	9.3%	9.0%
High school graduate	31.8%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont County	Valley County
Drove alone	72.5%	64.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	1.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	2.5%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.4%
Worked from home	13.3%	23.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont County	Valley County
1-unit, detached	83.6%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Fremont County	Valley County
Poverty rate	9.8%	14.2%
Average household size	2.93	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	25	15
Median year structure built	1979	1993