Lemhi County vs Power County

A side-by-side comparison of Lemhi County and Power County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lemhi County has the higher population (8,166 vs 8,018 in Power County). Power County has the higher median household income ($59,760 vs $52,057 in Lemhi County). Lemhi County has the higher median home value ($282,100 vs $191,200 in Power County).

Population, income & housing

	Lemhi County	Power County
Population	8,166	8,018
Median age	53.1 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,057	$59,760
Median home value	$282,100	$191,200
Median gross rent	$721	$729
Housing units	4,636	2,960
Homeownership rate	81.3%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lemhi County	Power County
Population	7,847 → 8,166 (+4.1%)	7,671 → 8,018 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$39,324 → $52,057 (+32.4%)	$48,823 → $59,760 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$177,000 → $282,100 (+59.4%)	$151,300 → $191,200 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $721 (+9.7%)	$636 → $729 (+14.6%)

Lemhi County

Population

7,8478,166

Median household income

$39,324$52,057

Median home value

$177,000$282,100

Median gross rent

$657$721

Power County

Population

7,6718,018

Median household income

$48,823$59,760

Median home value

$151,300$191,200

Median gross rent

$636$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lemhi County	Power County
Under 5	4.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	25.1%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	5.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	17.9%	9.2%
75 and over	12.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lemhi County	Power County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	60.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.9%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	33.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lemhi County	Power County
No high school diploma	7.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	32.2%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lemhi County	Power County
Drove alone	68.7%	73.1%
Carpooled	13.1%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	1.7%
Worked from home	9.7%	7.4%
Other means	0.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lemhi County	Power County
1-unit, detached	74.5%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Lemhi County	Power County
Poverty rate	11.8%	8.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	15	16
Median year structure built	1979	1975