Owyhee County vs Valley County

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

Owyhee County and Valley 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 12,136 in Valley County). Valley County has the higher median household income ($76,125 vs $59,773 in Owyhee County). Valley County has the higher median home value ($599,500 vs $281,600 in Owyhee County).

Population, income & housing

	Owyhee County	Valley County
Population	12,284	12,136
Median age	38.3 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,773	$76,125
Median home value	$281,600	$599,500
Median gross rent	$771	$1,011
Housing units	4,803	12,601
Homeownership rate	70.9%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Owyhee County	Valley County
Population	11,552 → 12,284 (+6.3%)	10,709 → 12,136 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$43,798 → $59,773 (+36.5%)	$64,475 → $76,125 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$147,800 → $281,600 (+90.5%)	$314,800 → $599,500 (+90.4%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $771 (+15.4%)	$773 → $1,011 (+30.8%)

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

Valley County

Population

10,70912,136

Median household income

$64,475$76,125

Median home value

$314,800$599,500

Median gross rent

$773$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Owyhee County	Valley County
Under 5	6.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	19.0%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.9%	14.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.7%
65 to 74	11.7%	18.0%
75 and over	7.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Owyhee County	Valley County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.8%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Owyhee County	Valley County
No high school diploma	22.3%	9.0%
High school graduate	37.8%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Owyhee County	Valley County
Drove alone	76.7%	64.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	1.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	3.5%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	1.4%
Worked from home	9.0%	23.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Owyhee County	Valley County
1-unit, detached	71.2%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Owyhee County	Valley County
Poverty rate	13.4%	14.2%
Average household size	2.85	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1982	1993