Shoshone County vs Teton County

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

Shoshone 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.

Shoshone County has the higher population (13,580 vs 12,101 in Teton County). Teton County has the higher median household income ($90,740 vs $49,975 in Shoshone County). Teton County has the higher median home value ($595,900 vs $222,700 in Shoshone County).

Population, income & housing

	Shoshone County	Teton County
Population	13,580	12,101
Median age	45.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,975	$90,740
Median home value	$222,700	$595,900
Median gross rent	$880	$1,196
Housing units	7,036	6,199
Homeownership rate	73.8%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	48.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shoshone County	Teton County
Population	12,609 → 13,580 (+7.7%)	11,426 → 12,101 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$39,386 → $49,975 (+26.9%)	$74,216 → $90,740 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$127,900 → $222,700 (+74.1%)	$346,600 → $595,900 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $880 (+31.3%)	$881 → $1,196 (+35.8%)

Shoshone County

Population

12,60913,580

Median household income

$39,386$49,975

Median home value

$127,900$222,700

Median gross rent

$670$880

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)

	Shoshone County	Teton County
Under 5	6.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	17.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.8%
75 and over	8.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shoshone County	Teton County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	79.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shoshone County	Teton County
No high school diploma	11.2%	7.4%
High school graduate	39.0%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shoshone County	Teton County
Drove alone	79.2%	70.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	10.2%
Public transit	0.8%	1.4%
Walked	4.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	14.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shoshone County	Teton County
1-unit, detached	77.0%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	6.6%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Shoshone County	Teton County
Poverty rate	15.1%	9.4%
Average household size	2.34	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1958	2001