Gooding County vs Idaho County

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

Gooding 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 15,740 in Gooding County). Gooding County has the higher median household income ($62,395 vs $60,975 in Idaho County). Idaho County has the higher median home value ($284,600 vs $231,800 in Gooding County).

Population, income & housing

	Gooding County	Idaho County
Population	15,740	17,120
Median age	38.4 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,395	$60,975
Median home value	$231,800	$284,600
Median gross rent	$859	$797
Housing units	6,100	8,881
Homeownership rate	71.4%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gooding County	Idaho County
Population	15,148 → 15,740 (+3.9%)	16,411 → 17,120 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$47,204 → $62,395 (+32.2%)	$41,516 → $60,975 (+46.9%)
Median home value	$157,800 → $231,800 (+46.9%)	$173,200 → $284,600 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $859 (+22.0%)	$682 → $797 (+16.9%)

Gooding County

Population

15,14815,740

Median household income

$47,204$62,395

Median home value

$157,800$231,800

Median gross rent

$704$859

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)

	Gooding County	Idaho County
Under 5	6.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	21.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	17.5%
75 and over	7.6%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gooding County	Idaho County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.1%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	2.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gooding County	Idaho County
No high school diploma	20.2%	8.2%
High school graduate	30.4%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gooding County	Idaho County
Drove alone	73.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.0%	9.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gooding County	Idaho County
1-unit, detached	72.7%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	14.8%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Gooding County	Idaho County
Poverty rate	15.3%	10.8%
Average household size	2.84	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1976	1979