Owyhee County vs Teton County

A side-by-side comparison of Owyhee County and Teton County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Owyhee County has the higher population (12,284 vs 12,101 in Teton County). Teton County has the higher median household income ($90,740 vs $59,773 in Owyhee County). Teton County has the higher median home value ($595,900 vs $281,600 in Owyhee County).

Population, income & housing

	Owyhee County	Teton County
Population	12,284	12,101
Median age	38.3 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,773	$90,740
Median home value	$281,600	$595,900
Median gross rent	$771	$1,196
Housing units	4,803	6,199
Homeownership rate	70.9%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	48.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Owyhee County	Teton County
Population	11,552 → 12,284 (+6.3%)	11,426 → 12,101 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$43,798 → $59,773 (+36.5%)	$74,216 → $90,740 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$147,800 → $281,600 (+90.5%)	$346,600 → $595,900 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $771 (+15.4%)	$881 → $1,196 (+35.8%)

Owyhee County

Population

11,55212,284

Median household income

$43,798$59,773

Median home value

$147,800$281,600

Median gross rent

$668$771

Teton County

Population

11,42612,101

Median household income

$74,216$90,740

Median home value

$346,600$595,900

Median gross rent

$881$1,196

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Owyhee County	Teton County
Under 5	6.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	17.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.8%
75 and over	7.4%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Owyhee County	Teton County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	79.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.6%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	24.8%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Owyhee County	Teton County
No high school diploma	22.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	37.8%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Owyhee County	Teton County
Drove alone	76.7%	70.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	10.2%
Public transit	0.7%	1.4%
Walked	3.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	1.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	14.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Owyhee County	Teton County
1-unit, detached	71.2%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Owyhee County	Teton County
Poverty rate	13.4%	9.4%
Average household size	2.85	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1982	2001