Gooding County, Idaho

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 15,740
Median household income: $62,395
Median home value: $231,800

Gooding County, Idaho counts 15,740 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,395, its median household income sits below Idaho's $74,636.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gooding County's population grew 3.9% from 15,148 to 15,740, while its median household income rose 32.2% from $47,204 to $62,395.

Owners occupy 71.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,740
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $62,395
Median home value: $231,800
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 6,100
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,14815,740

Median household income

$47,204$62,395

Median home value

$157,800$231,800

Median gross rent

$704$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,148	$47,204	$157,800	$704
2020	15,280	$50,057	$156,500	$736
2021	15,422	$56,734	$163,400	$769
2022	15,520	$60,938	$197,800	$841
2023	15,740	$62,395	$231,800	$859

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	970	6.2%
5 to 17	3,299	21.0%
18 to 24	1,348	8.6%
25 to 34	1,763	11.2%
35 to 44	1,859	11.8%
45 to 54	1,782	11.3%
55 to 64	1,859	11.8%
65 to 74	1,664	10.6%
75 and over	1,196	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,084	64.1%
Black or African American	10	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	244	1.6%
Asian	116	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	388	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,876	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,046	20.2%
High school graduate	3,081	30.4%
Some college or associate's	3,270	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,119	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	607	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,108	73.0%
Carpooled	735	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	227	3.2%
Bicycle	13	0.2%
Worked from home	843	12.0%
Other means	71	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,723	44.2%
15 to 29 min	1,629	26.5%
30 to 44 min	905	14.7%
45 to 59 min	489	7.9%
60+ min	408	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 15.3% (2,391 of 15,590)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,647	66.2%
Nonfamily households	1,865	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,512	90.4%
Vacant	588	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,933	71.4%
Renter-occupied	1,579	28.6%

1-unit, detached72.7%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other14.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,433	72.7%
1-unit, attached	97	1.6%
2 to 4 units	389	6.4%
5 to 19 units	149	2.4%
20 or more units	129	2.1%
Mobile home & other	903	14.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 16047
State: Idaho
Land area: 729 sq mi
Water area: 4.81 sq mi
Center point: 42.9732, -114.8214