Payette County, Idaho

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 26,190
Median household income: $65,723
Median home value: $310,700

Payette County, Idaho counts 26,190 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $65,723 is below the Idaho median ($74,636).

From 2019 to 2023, Payette County's population grew 12.6% from 23,260 to 26,190, while its median household income rose 29.9% from $50,579 to $65,723.

Owners occupy 74.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,190
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $65,723
Median home value: $310,700
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 9,950
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,26026,190

Median household income

$50,579$65,723

Median home value

$165,600$310,700

Median gross rent

$735$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,260	$50,579	$165,600	$735
2020	23,705	$52,788	$183,600	$740
2021	24,928	$59,540	$201,600	$802
2022	25,571	$62,721	$265,500	$823
2023	26,190	$65,723	$310,700	$874

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,674	6.4%
5 to 17	5,045	19.3%
18 to 24	1,932	7.4%
25 to 34	3,216	12.3%
35 to 44	3,020	11.5%
45 to 54	3,014	11.5%
55 to 64	3,241	12.4%
65 to 74	2,956	11.3%
75 and over	2,092	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,990	76.3%
Black or African American	22	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83	0.3%
Asian	140	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	242	0.9%
Two or more races	1,120	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,589	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,334	13.3%
High school graduate	5,795	33.0%
Some college or associate's	5,967	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,414	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,029	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,439	86.2%
Carpooled	649	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	190	1.7%
Bicycle	52	0.5%
Worked from home	549	5.0%
Other means	71	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,998	38.4%
15 to 29 min	3,451	33.2%
30 to 44 min	1,518	14.6%
45 to 59 min	771	7.4%
60+ min	663	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 9.0% (2,332 of 25,864)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,685	70.5%
Nonfamily households	2,796	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,481	95.3%
Vacant	469	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,063	74.5%
Renter-occupied	2,418	25.5%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other14.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,389	74.3%
1-unit, attached	303	3.0%
2 to 4 units	324	3.3%
5 to 19 units	150	1.5%
20 or more units	339	3.4%
Mobile home & other	1,445	14.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 16075
State: Idaho
Land area: 407 sq mi
Water area: 3.44 sq mi
Center point: 44.0024, -116.7502