Jefferson County, Idaho

Interactive maps and statistics for Jefferson County, Idaho: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Idaho and the United States.

Jefferson County, Idaho is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (7th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Jefferson County, Idaho	Idaho	United States	Rank
Total Population	33,154	1,934,262	334,922,499	1390th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,679	$77,800	$80,734	384th of 3,221
Median Age	32.8	37.3	38.9	3085th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.4%	31.8%	35.7%	970th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$408,400	$418,600	$332,700	273rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,138	$1,238	$1,413	642nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.7%	10.6%	12.5%	2491st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	3.7%	5.2%	2668th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.3	23.4	n/a	1998th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.2%	5.9%	14.1%	1152nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.0	n/a	n/a	770th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.0%	72.1%	65.2%	250th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.1	21.6	26.4	1405th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.6%	13.3%	15.1%	1903rd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1411th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	71.7%	55.1%	46.9%	7th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.5%	n/a	n/a	80th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jefferson County, Idaho

Statistic	Jefferson County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.0%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.3	36.2	61.4

Age in Jefferson County, Idaho

Statistic	Jefferson County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Median Age	32.8	37.3	38.9
Under 18 %	32.3%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.4%	23.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.9%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson County, Idaho

Statistic	Jefferson County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Households	10,199	713,005	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.2	2.6	2.5
Family Households	83.5%	68.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	47.8%	31.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	14.1%	24.4%	28.7%
Never Married	23.8%	28.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson County, Idaho

Statistic	Jefferson County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,834	$38,952	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.3%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	18.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.6%	19.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.2%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.7%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.5%	28.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	7.6%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson County, Idaho

Statistic	Jefferson County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Housing Units	10,779	795,014	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.7%	73.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.1%	8.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,994.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.0%	27.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.7%	28.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,824	$2,038	n/a

Education in Jefferson County, Idaho

Statistic	Jefferson County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Less than High School	6.7%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.1%	26.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.8%	33.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.0%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson County, Idaho

Statistic	Jefferson County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.1%	63.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.4%	72.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.6%	37.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.3%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.3%	3.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson County, Idaho

Statistic	Jefferson County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.1%	43.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.4%	89.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.0%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.5%	8.3%	16.7%

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