Latah County, Idaho

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 40,315
Median household income: $65,179
Median home value: $342,500

Latah County, Idaho counts 40,315 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $65,179 runs below the Idaho figure of $74,636.

From 2019 to 2023, Latah County's population grew 2.1% from 39,505 to 40,315, while its median household income rose 32.6% from $49,158 to $65,179.

The median resident is 30.7 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 22.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,315
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $65,179
Median home value: $342,500
Median gross rent: $905
Housing units: 17,429
Homeownership rate: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,50540,315

Median household income

$49,158$65,179

Median home value

$228,200$342,500

Median gross rent

$737$905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,505	$49,158	$228,200	$737
2020	40,052	$51,312	$245,200	$728
2021	39,464	$56,673	$261,500	$786
2022	39,872	$62,258	$309,300	$869
2023	40,315	$65,179	$342,500	$905

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2422.4%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,979	4.9%
5 to 17	5,646	14.0%
18 to 24	9,024	22.4%
25 to 34	5,670	14.1%
35 to 44	4,420	11.0%
45 to 54	3,676	9.1%
55 to 64	4,066	10.1%
65 to 74	3,577	8.9%
75 and over	2,257	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,506	85.6%
Black or African American	420	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	219	0.5%
Asian	833	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	86	0.2%
Some other race	189	0.5%
Two or more races	2,005	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,057	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree27.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	724	3.1%
High school graduate	5,084	21.5%
Some college or associate's	7,232	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,424	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,202	17.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone64.8%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked13.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,537	64.8%
Carpooled	1,901	9.8%
Public transit	31	0.2%
Walked	2,527	13.1%
Bicycle	145	0.7%
Worked from home	1,924	9.9%
Other means	291	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,546	49.0%
15 to 29 min	5,249	30.1%
30 to 44 min	2,069	11.9%
45 to 59 min	972	5.6%
60+ min	596	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 15.3% (5,439 of 35,646)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,144	56.9%
Nonfamily households	6,914	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,058	92.1%
Vacant	1,371	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,737	60.6%
Renter-occupied	6,321	39.4%

1-unit, detached55.6%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units16.2%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,695	55.6%
1-unit, attached	566	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1,527	8.8%
5 to 19 units	2,826	16.2%
20 or more units	876	5.0%
Mobile home & other	1,939	11.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 16057
State: Idaho
Land area: 1,076 sq mi
Water area: 0.92 sq mi
Center point: 46.8189, -116.7310