Demographics of Shoshone County, Idaho

Shoshone County, Idaho had 14,130 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +932 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.

Shoshone County, in four figures

14,130
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.1%
Change since July 2020: +932 people.; 44.8 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,527 ±$5,264
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.

Shoshone County, Idaho's population grew 7.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Shoshone 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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Shoshone County, Idaho's population grew 7.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Shoshone 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	13,198	100.0	100.0
2021	13,604	103.1	100.2
2022	13,924	105.5	100.7
2023	14,029	106.3	101.6
2024	14,026	106.3	102.5
2025	14,130	107.1	103.1

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Population of Shoshone 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	13,198	+31	+5	0	+27
2021	13,604	+406	−99	0	+534
2022	13,924	+320	−86	+1	+381
2023	14,029	+105	−53	+7	+148
2024	14,026	−3	−57	+11	+45
2025	14,130	+104	−50	+9	+146

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.8 ±0.5: for men 44.4 ±1.2 and for women 44.9 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Shoshone County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Under 5	842 ±53	6.1% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,015 ±200	14.6% ±1.5	18.2% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	942 ±125	6.8% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,132 ±189	22.7% ±1.4	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,640 ±240	26.4% ±1.7	23.0% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,214 ±245	23.3% ±1.8	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,527 ±$5,264, and income per person $29,688 ±$1,232, 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 Shoshone County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Idaho	United States
Under $25,000	1,155 ±182	20.0% ±3.1	12.5% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,390 ±229	24.1% ±3.9	17.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,276 ±204	22.1% ±3.4	18.1% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	785 ±182	13.6% ±3.1	14.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	821 ±168	14.2% ±2.9	19.3% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	178 ±68	3.1% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	158 ±66	2.7% ±1.1	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 Shoshone County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Idaho	United States
All ages	1,780 ±302	13.1% ±2.2	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	449 ±153	15.7% ±5.2	12.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	859 ±161	13.1% ±2.4	10.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	472 ±119	11.2% ±2.8	9.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Shoshone County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shoshone County	Idaho	United States
Housing units	7,049 ±51	795,014 ±223	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.8% ±2.9	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.2% ±2.9	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.0% ±3.0	72.1% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.0% ±3.4	27.9% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$267,400 ±$17,875	$418,600 ±$2,550	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$943 ±$61	$1,238 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±3	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 Shoshone County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Hispanic or Latino	565 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,232 ±137	88.7% ±1.0	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	142 ±17	1.0% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 92	< 0.1% to 0.7%	1.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	118 ±44	0.9% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 92	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3 to 45	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	619 ±130	4.5% ±0.9	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 Shoshone County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Born in the state	6,866 ±415	49.8% ±3.0	43.9% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,629 ±406	48.1% ±2.9	49.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 76	0.1% to 0.6%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	245 ±65	1.8% ±0.5	5.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	56 to 198	0.4% to 1.4%	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	118 ±56	0.9% ±0.4	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%.

Shoshone County among the counties of Idaho

24th of 44 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Idaho page.

Counties of Idaho near Shoshone County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Gem County	21,773	+13.0%
Idaho County	17,874	+7.7%
Gooding County	16,446	+5.1%
Franklin County	15,889	+11.2%
Fremont County	14,208	+5.9%
Shoshone County	14,130	+7.1%
Boundary County	13,997	+15.3%
Teton County	13,254	+12.9%
Valley County	12,831	+8.4%
Owyhee County	12,661	+5.6%
Washington County	11,583	+9.7%

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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