Demographics of Payette County, Idaho

Payette County, Idaho had 27,824 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,247 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.

Payette County, in four figures

27,824
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.8%
Change since July 2020: +2,247 people.; 38.9 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,673 ±$4,549
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.

Payette County, Idaho's population grew 8.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Payette 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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Payette County, Idaho's population grew 8.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Payette 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	25,577	100.0	100.0
2021	26,380	103.1	100.2
2022	26,925	105.3	100.7
2023	27,271	106.6	101.6
2024	27,679	108.2	102.5
2025	27,824	108.8	103.1

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Population of Payette 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	25,577	+199	+10	0	+205
2021	26,380	+803	+40	+3	+796
2022	26,925	+545	−19	+5	+535
2023	27,271	+346	−2	+19	+322
2024	27,679	+408	+38	+38	+331
2025	27,824	+145	+42	−15	+115

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.9 ±1.2: for men 38.1 ±0.9 and for women 40.2 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Payette County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Under 5	1,721 ±109	6.4% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,105 ±343	19.1% ±1.3	18.2% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,706 ±283	6.4% ±1.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,642 ±470	24.8% ±1.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,309 ±441	23.6% ±1.6	23.0% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,288 ±515	19.8% ±1.9	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,673 ±$4,549, and income per person $31,280 ±$1,690, 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 Payette County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Idaho	United States
Under $25,000	1,161 ±240	12.0% ±2.5	12.5% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,164 ±408	22.3% ±4.2	17.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,164 ±360	22.3% ±3.7	18.1% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,407 ±309	14.5% ±3.2	14.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,686 ±290	17.4% ±3.0	19.3% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	528 ±168	5.4% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	582 ±192	6.0% ±2.0	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 Payette County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Idaho	United States
All ages	2,701 ±704	10.2% ±2.7	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,021 ±302	15.2% ±4.3	12.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,078 ±279	8.5% ±2.2	10.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	602 ±177	8.5% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Payette County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Payette County	Idaho	United States
Housing units	10,141 ±34	795,014 ±223	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±2.2	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.2% to 6.7%	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.5% ±3.6	72.1% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.5% ±3.9	27.9% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$341,800 ±$17,666	$418,600 ±$2,550	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$860 ±$132	$1,238 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Payette County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,790 ±0	17.9% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,204 ±334	75.5% ±1.2	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13 to 47	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	196 ±60	0.7% ±0.2	1.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 166	0% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	75 to 599	0.3% to 2.2%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,136 ±183	4.2% ±0.7	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 Payette County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Born in the state	9,196 ±772	34.4% ±2.9	43.9% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,975 ±805	59.7% ±3.0	49.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	229 ±112	0.9% ±0.4	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,371 ±301	5.1% ±1.1	5.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	641 ±278	2.4% ±1.0	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	730 ±259	2.7% ±1.0	3.2% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Payette County among the counties of Idaho

14th of 44 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Idaho page.

Counties of Idaho near Payette County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bingham County	51,153	+6.4%
Nez Perce County	42,905	+1.8%
Latah County	41,842	+5.6%
Jefferson County	35,297	+13.6%
Elmore County	29,465	+2.8%
Payette County	27,824	+8.8%
Cassia County	26,397	+6.6%
Jerome County	26,362	+8.6%
Blaine County	25,517	+4.8%
Minidoka County	22,911	+5.7%
Gem County	21,773	+13.0%

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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