Latah County vs Nez Perce County

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

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

Nez Perce County has the higher population (42,477 vs 40,315 in Latah County). Nez Perce County has the higher median household income ($71,466 vs $65,179 in Latah County). Latah County has the higher median home value ($342,500 vs $291,300 in Nez Perce County).

Population, income & housing

	Latah County	Nez Perce County
Population	40,315	42,477
Median age	30.7 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,179	$71,466
Median home value	$342,500	$291,300
Median gross rent	$905	$936
Housing units	17,429	18,496
Homeownership rate	60.6%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.9%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Latah County	Nez Perce County
Population	39,505 → 40,315 (+2.1%)	40,217 → 42,477 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$49,158 → $65,179 (+32.6%)	$58,107 → $71,466 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$228,200 → $342,500 (+50.1%)	$191,500 → $291,300 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $905 (+22.8%)	$727 → $936 (+28.7%)

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

Nez Perce County

Population

40,21742,477

Median household income

$58,107$71,466

Median home value

$191,500$291,300

Median gross rent

$727$936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Latah County	Nez Perce County
Under 5	4.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	16.0%
18 to 24	22.4%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.6%
75 and over	5.6%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Latah County	Nez Perce County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	86.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	4.3%
Asian	2.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Latah County	Nez Perce County
No high school diploma	3.1%	7.1%
High school graduate	21.5%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Latah County	Nez Perce County
Drove alone	64.8%	81.7%
Carpooled	9.8%	7.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	13.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	7.2%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Latah County	Nez Perce County
1-unit, detached	55.6%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	3.8%
20 or more units	5.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Latah County	Nez Perce County
Poverty rate	15.3%	13.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1978	1972