Downey

Population: 736
Median household income: $46,000
Median home value: $153,000

Located in Bannock County, Idaho, Downey is a community with a population of 736. Its median household income of $46,000 runs below the Bannock County figure of $64,080.

From 2019 to 2023, Downey's population declined 5.0% from 775 to 736, while its median home value rose 65.8% from $92,300 to $153,000.

18.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 736
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $46,000
Median home value: $153,000
Median gross rent: $893
Housing units: 320
Homeownership rate: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

775736

Median household income

$40,625$46,000

Median home value

$92,300$153,000

Median gross rent

$629$893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	775	$40,625	$92,300	$629
2020	870	$43,750	$97,100	$744
2021	764	$40,114	$94,500	$798
2022	806	$43,125	$125,000	$862
2023	736	$46,000	$153,000	$893

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 543.7%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	6.4%
5 to 17	150	20.4%
18 to 24	48	6.5%
25 to 34	101	13.7%
35 to 44	75	10.2%
45 to 54	27	3.7%
55 to 64	122	16.6%
65 to 74	88	12.0%
75 and over	78	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	642	87.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	6.7%
Asian	2	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.8%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	13.2%
High school graduate	150	30.5%
Some college or associate's	183	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	75	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	239	73.1%
Carpooled	46	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	7.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	3.1%
Other means	9	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	143	45.1%
15 to 29 min	46	14.5%
30 to 44 min	33	10.4%
45 to 59 min	61	19.2%
60+ min	34	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 19.6% (141 of 720)

	Count	Share
Family households	174	60.4%
Nonfamily households	114	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	288	90.0%
Vacant	32	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	237	82.3%
Renter-occupied	51	17.7%

1-unit, detached89.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	287	89.7%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10	3.1%
5 to 19 units	15	4.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1622600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4289, -112.1233