Canyon County, Idaho

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 242,405
Median household income: $72,355
Median home value: $350,300

Canyon County is a county in Idaho with a population of 242,405. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $72,355 is in line with the Idaho median ($74,636).

Between 2019 and 2023, Canyon County's population grew 11.4% from 217,633 to 242,405, while its median household income rose 38.8% from $52,134 to $72,355.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 67.7% of the population. 74.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 242,405
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,355
Median home value: $350,300
Median gross rent: $1,259
Housing units: 85,583
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

217,633242,405

Median household income

$52,134$72,355

Median home value

$178,300$350,300

Median gross rent

$896$1,259

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	217,633	$52,134	$178,300	$896
2020	223,890	$56,916	$211,600	$937
2021	227,367	$60,716	$242,000	$1,023
2022	235,006	$68,473	$306,200	$1,138
2023	242,405	$72,355	$350,300	$1,259

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16,568	6.8%
5 to 17	49,261	20.3%
18 to 24	22,755	9.4%
25 to 34	33,352	13.8%
35 to 44	32,029	13.2%
45 to 54	27,332	11.3%
55 to 64	26,313	10.9%
65 to 74	21,462	8.9%
75 and over	13,333	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	164,019	67.7%
Black or African American	1,488	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	654	0.3%
Asian	1,927	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	414	0.2%
Some other race	1,953	0.8%
Two or more races	9,492	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62,458	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18,896	12.3%
High school graduate	46,127	30.0%
Some college or associate's	53,680	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	24,882	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10,236	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83,476	74.0%
Carpooled	12,018	10.7%
Public transit	245	0.2%
Walked	1,864	1.7%
Bicycle	321	0.3%
Worked from home	13,217	11.7%
Other means	1,608	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26,508	26.6%
15 to 29 min	33,302	33.5%
30 to 44 min	26,242	26.4%
45 to 59 min	8,911	9.0%
60+ min	4,569	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 10.1% (24,145 of 237,994)

	Count	Share
Family households	60,798	73.4%
Nonfamily households	22,066	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	82,864	96.8%
Vacant	2,719	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	62,221	75.1%
Renter-occupied	20,643	24.9%

1-unit, detached79.1%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	67,705	79.1%
1-unit, attached	2,403	2.8%
2 to 4 units	5,304	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2,328	2.7%
20 or more units	1,742	2.0%
Mobile home & other	6,101	7.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 16027
State: Idaho
Land area: 587 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 43.6258, -116.7091