Payette

Population: 8,358
Median household income: $55,455
Median home value: $247,700

Located in Payette County, Idaho, Payette is a community with a population of 8,358. The median household income of $55,455 is below the Payette County median ($65,723).

From 2019 to 2023, Payette's population grew 11.6% from 7,487 to 8,358, while its median home value rose 109.6% from $118,200 to $247,700.

90.2% of workers drive to work alone. 70.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,358
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,455
Median home value: $247,700
Median gross rent: $846
Housing units: 3,004
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,4878,358

Median household income

$47,607$55,455

Median home value

$118,200$247,700

Median gross rent

$760$846

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,487	$47,607	$118,200	$760
2020	7,655	$47,272	$134,300	$662
2021	7,999	$49,683	$160,500	$736
2022	8,182	$51,477	$174,500	$792
2023	8,358	$55,455	$247,700	$846

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

Age distribution

Under 59.8%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	815	9.8%
5 to 17	1,353	16.2%
18 to 24	661	7.9%
25 to 34	1,369	16.4%
35 to 44	786	9.4%
45 to 54	781	9.3%
55 to 64	922	11.0%
65 to 74	1,023	12.2%
75 and over	648	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,616	67.2%
Black or African American	22	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	201	2.4%
Two or more races	481	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,009	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate38.4%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	818	14.8%
High school graduate	2,121	38.4%
Some college or associate's	1,799	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	480	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	311	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone90.2%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,939	90.2%
Carpooled	168	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	74	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,018	32.0%
15 to 29 min	1,251	39.3%
30 to 44 min	471	14.8%
45 to 59 min	269	8.5%
60+ min	172	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 13.8% (1,130 of 8,214)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,032	68.5%
Nonfamily households	935	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,967	98.8%
Vacant	37	1.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,632	55.0%
Renter-occupied	1,335	45.0%

1-unit, detached70.0%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other12.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,102	70.0%
1-unit, attached	187	6.2%
2 to 4 units	106	3.5%
5 to 19 units	99	3.3%
20 or more units	130	4.3%
Mobile home & other	380	12.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1661300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 44.0801, -116.9269