Demographics of Caribou County, Idaho

Caribou County, Idaho had 7,252 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +239 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Caribou County, in four figures

7,252
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.4%
Change since July 2020: +239 people.; 38.5 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,782 ±$8,641
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Caribou County, Idaho's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Caribou County, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Caribou County, Idaho's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Caribou County, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,013	100.0	100.0
2021	7,113	101.4	100.2
2022	7,201	102.7	100.7
2023	7,212	102.8	101.6
2024	7,222	103.0	102.5
2025	7,252	103.4	103.1

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Population of Caribou County, Idaho on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	7,013	−14	−2	0	−13
2021	7,113	+100	+4	+6	+89
2022	7,201	+88	+17	+4	+67
2023	7,212	+11	+4	0	+8
2024	7,222	+10	−2	+30	−19
2025	7,252	+30	+5	+15	+9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±0.8: for men 38.9 ±0.8 and for women 37.0 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Caribou County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Under 5	441 ±27	6.2% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,450 ±111	20.2% ±1.5	18.2% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	544 ±134	7.6% ±1.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,711 ±151	23.9% ±2.1	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,718 ±164	24.0% ±2.3	23.0% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,298 ±144	18.1% ±2.0	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,782 ±$8,641, and income per person $32,018 ±$2,381, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,800 ±$743 in Idaho and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Caribou County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Idaho	United States
Under $25,000	310 ±84	12.5% ±3.3	12.5% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	616 ±135	24.9% ±5.2	17.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	437 ±100	17.7% ±3.9	18.1% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	348 ±91	14.1% ±3.6	14.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	498 ±108	20.1% ±4.2	19.3% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	163 ±55	6.6% ±2.2	8.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	102 ±44	4.1% ±1.8	9.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Caribou County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Idaho	United States
All ages	652 ±193	9.2% ±2.7	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	233 ±71	12.3% ±3.6	12.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	319 ±115	9.1% ±3.2	10.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	100 ±47	5.9% ±2.7	9.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Caribou County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Caribou County	Idaho	United States
Housing units	3,157 ±17	795,014 ±223	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.4% ±4.8	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.6% ±4.8	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.6% ±2.8	72.1% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.4% ±4.1	27.9% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$241,500 ±$18,162	$418,600 ±$2,550	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$847 ±$60	$1,238 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Caribou County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Hispanic or Latino	406 ±0	5.7% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,484 ±85	90.5% ±1.2	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	1.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	251 ±87	3.5% ±1.2	4.2% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Caribou County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Born in the state	4,203 ±245	58.7% ±3.4	43.9% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,661 ±261	37.2% ±3.6	49.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 43	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	276 ±126	3.9% ±1.8	5.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13 to 53	0.2% to 0.7%	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	112 to 374	1.6% to 5.2%	3.2% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Caribou County among the counties of Idaho

35th of 44 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Idaho page.

Counties of Idaho near Caribou County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Benewah County	10,508	+9.7%
Clearwater County	9,118	+4.1%
Boise County	8,545	+11.5%
Lemhi County	8,474	+6.5%
Power County	8,246	+4.6%
Caribou County	7,252	+3.4%
Bear Lake County	6,727	+5.7%
Lincoln County	5,603	+9.1%
Oneida County	5,085	+11.4%
Adams County	5,013	+13.3%
Custer County	4,636	+8.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026