Wendell

Population: 2,940
Median household income: $54,850
Median home value: $209,600

Located in Gooding County, Idaho, Wendell is a community with a population of 2,940. At $54,850, its median household income sits below Gooding County's $62,395.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wendell's population grew 8.8% from 2,703 to 2,940, while its median home value rose 98.1% from $105,800 to $209,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 53.1% of the population. 71.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,940
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,850
Median home value: $209,600
Median gross rent: $783
Housing units: 1,076
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7032,940

Median household income

$40,302$54,850

Median home value

$105,800$209,600

Median gross rent

$737$783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,703	$40,302	$105,800	$737
2020	2,736	$39,485	$111,900	$737
2021	2,859	$42,547	$124,300	$759
2022	2,900	$46,875	$200,200	$827
2023	2,940	$54,850	$209,600	$783

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	193	6.6%
5 to 17	646	22.0%
18 to 24	170	5.8%
25 to 34	338	11.5%
35 to 44	411	14.0%
45 to 54	257	8.7%
55 to 64	504	17.1%
65 to 74	208	7.1%
75 and over	213	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,561	53.1%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	1.8%
Asian	10	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.4%
Two or more races	18	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,283	43.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma38.9%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	752	38.9%
High school graduate	450	23.3%
Some college or associate's	530	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	119	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	80	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.6%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	967	71.6%
Carpooled	200	14.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	66	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	6.0%
Other means	37	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	549	43.2%
15 to 29 min	436	34.3%
30 to 44 min	195	15.4%
45 to 59 min	27	2.1%
60+ min	63	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 16.5% (483 of 2,929)

	Count	Share
Family households	591	57.8%
Nonfamily households	432	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,023	95.1%
Vacant	53	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	720	70.4%
Renter-occupied	303	29.6%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other19.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	715	66.4%
1-unit, attached	5	0.5%
2 to 4 units	34	3.2%
5 to 19 units	40	3.7%
20 or more units	69	6.4%
Mobile home & other	213	19.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1686320
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.7747, -114.7030