Minidoka County vs Payette County

A side-by-side comparison of Minidoka County and Payette County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Payette County has the higher population (26,190 vs 21,922 in Minidoka County). Minidoka County has the higher median household income ($70,060 vs $65,723 in Payette County). Payette County has the higher median home value ($310,700 vs $235,300 in Minidoka County).

Population, income & housing

	Minidoka County	Payette County
Population	21,922	26,190
Median age	34.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,060	$65,723
Median home value	$235,300	$310,700
Median gross rent	$909	$874
Housing units	8,478	9,950
Homeownership rate	72.8%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Minidoka County	Payette County
Population	20,705 → 21,922 (+5.9%)	23,260 → 26,190 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$53,370 → $70,060 (+31.3%)	$50,579 → $65,723 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$149,600 → $235,300 (+57.3%)	$165,600 → $310,700 (+87.6%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $909 (+29.7%)	$735 → $874 (+18.9%)

Minidoka County

Population

20,70521,922

Median household income

$53,370$70,060

Median home value

$149,600$235,300

Median gross rent

$701$909

Payette County

Population

23,26026,190

Median household income

$50,579$65,723

Median home value

$165,600$310,700

Median gross rent

$735$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Minidoka County	Payette County
Under 5	7.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.1%	19.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	11.3%
75 and over	6.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Minidoka County	Payette County
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	76.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	36.7%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Minidoka County	Payette County
No high school diploma	17.9%	13.3%
High school graduate	34.7%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Minidoka County	Payette County
Drove alone	80.8%	86.2%
Carpooled	11.6%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.3%	5.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Minidoka County	Payette County
1-unit, detached	79.3%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.4%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Minidoka County	Payette County
Poverty rate	14.9%	9.0%
Average household size	2.79	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1976	1978