Gooding

Population: 3,731
Median household income: $36,889
Median home value: $175,800

Gooding, a community in Gooding County, Idaho, has 3,731 residents. Its median household income of $36,889 runs below the Gooding County figure of $62,395.

From 2019 to 2023, Gooding's population grew 7.7% from 3,465 to 3,731, while its median home value rose 111.3% from $83,200 to $175,800.

34.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.89 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,731
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $36,889
Median home value: $175,800
Median gross rent: $869
Housing units: 1,366
Homeownership rate: 56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 14.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4653,731

Median household income

$32,062$36,889

Median home value

$83,200$175,800

Median gross rent

$597$869

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,465	$32,062	$83,200	$597
2020	3,487	$35,819	$89,100	$703
2021	3,625	$45,156	$116,000	$719
2022	3,673	$42,470	$136,600	$829
2023	3,731	$36,889	$175,800	$869

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1725.0%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	183	4.9%
5 to 17	931	25.0%
18 to 24	411	11.0%
25 to 34	407	10.9%
35 to 44	311	8.3%
45 to 54	534	14.3%
55 to 64	336	9.0%
65 to 74	299	8.0%
75 and over	319	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,356	63.1%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	189	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,180	31.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.0%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	442	20.0%
High school graduate	811	36.8%
Some college or associate's	750	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	128	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	75	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,086	78.7%
Carpooled	134	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	134	9.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	739	59.3%
15 to 29 min	204	16.4%
30 to 44 min	90	7.2%
45 to 59 min	83	6.7%
60+ min	130	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 34.1% (1,230 of 3,604)

	Count	Share
Family households	756	59.7%
Nonfamily households	510	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,266	92.7%
Vacant	100	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	717	56.6%
Renter-occupied	549	43.4%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units17.4%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	796	58.3%
1-unit, attached	82	6.0%
2 to 4 units	238	17.4%
5 to 19 units	83	6.1%
20 or more units	58	4.2%
Mobile home & other	109	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1632140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.9370, -114.7132