Teton County vs Valley County

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

Teton 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.

Valley County has the higher population (12,136 vs 12,101 in Teton County). Teton County has the higher median household income ($90,740 vs $76,125 in Valley County). Valley County has the higher median home value ($599,500 vs $595,900 in Teton County).

Population, income & housing

	Teton County	Valley County
Population	12,101	12,136
Median age	39.8 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$90,740	$76,125
Median home value	$595,900	$599,500
Median gross rent	$1,196	$1,011
Housing units	6,199	12,601
Homeownership rate	79.8%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Teton County	Valley County
Population	11,426 → 12,101 (+5.9%)	10,709 → 12,136 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$74,216 → $90,740 (+22.3%)	$64,475 → $76,125 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$346,600 → $595,900 (+71.9%)	$314,800 → $599,500 (+90.4%)
Median gross rent	$881 → $1,196 (+35.8%)	$773 → $1,011 (+30.8%)

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

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)

	Teton County	Valley County
Under 5	5.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	17.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	18.0%
75 and over	3.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Teton County	Valley County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Teton County	Valley County
No high school diploma	7.4%	9.0%
High school graduate	16.5%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Teton County	Valley County
Drove alone	70.0%	64.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	1.7%
Public transit	1.4%	0.5%
Walked	2.8%	7.6%
Bicycle	1.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	14.4%	23.5%
Other means	0.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Teton County	Valley County
1-unit, detached	73.3%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Teton County	Valley County
Poverty rate	9.4%	14.2%
Average household size	2.64	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	30	15
Median year structure built	2001	1993