Blaine County, Idaho

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 24,579
Median household income: $84,470
Median home value: $663,800

Blaine County is a county in Idaho with a population of 24,579. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $84,470 is above the Idaho median ($74,636).

From 2019 to 2023, Blaine County's population grew 9.9% from 22,373 to 24,579, while its median household income rose 49.0% from $56,694 to $84,470.

The median gross rent is $1,217. 45.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,579
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $84,470
Median home value: $663,800
Median gross rent: $1,217
Housing units: 15,769
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,37324,579

Median household income

$56,694$84,470

Median home value

$428,900$663,800

Median gross rent

$933$1,217

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,373	$56,694	$428,900	$933
2020	22,729	$64,627	$458,100	$1,002
2021	23,868	$71,749	$507,400	$1,052
2022	24,248	$81,794	$558,600	$1,238
2023	24,579	$84,470	$663,800	$1,217

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	773	3.1%
5 to 17	4,042	16.4%
18 to 24	1,839	7.5%
25 to 34	2,420	9.8%
35 to 44	3,025	12.3%
45 to 54	3,152	12.8%
55 to 64	3,962	16.1%
65 to 74	3,307	13.5%
75 and over	2,059	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,876	72.7%
Black or African American	104	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	231	0.9%
Asian	127	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	60	0.2%
Two or more races	959	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,221	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree33.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,581	8.8%
High school graduate	3,886	21.7%
Some college or associate's	4,297	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,927	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,234	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle2.7%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,286	71.0%
Carpooled	912	7.0%
Public transit	137	1.0%
Walked	426	3.3%
Bicycle	349	2.7%
Worked from home	1,743	13.3%
Other means	228	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,006	53.0%
15 to 29 min	2,842	25.1%
30 to 44 min	1,764	15.6%
45 to 59 min	456	4.0%
60+ min	270	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 7.4% (1,821 of 24,458)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,320	64.3%
Nonfamily households	3,502	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,822	62.3%
Vacant	5,947	37.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,414	75.5%
Renter-occupied	2,408	24.5%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units13.8%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,001	63.4%
1-unit, attached	614	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2,174	13.8%
5 to 19 units	2,118	13.4%
20 or more units	584	3.7%
Mobile home & other	278	1.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 16013
State: Idaho
Land area: 2,638 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 43.3942, -113.9554