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Bingham County, ID

Demographic and economic profile of Bingham County, ID, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bingham County is a rural Idaho county of roughly 49,000 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and related industries, reflecting the region's position in the Eastern Snake River Plain. The workforce of about 31,700 labor-force participants skews toward lower-credential occupations — only 20.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — with median worker earnings of $35,147 and a median household income of $77,878, both pointing to a cost-competitive labor pool. Housing remains affordable at a $258,000 median home value and $845 median monthly rent, and the county posted 7.6% population growth over five years against a relatively young median age of 35.0.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

48,993

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,878

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.6% since 2018

Bingham County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,331 (77.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,603 (7.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,543 (7.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2,598 (5.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,332 (2.7%)
  • Asian Alone144 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,393
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island146
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic100
  4. 4.Other Indo-European96
  5. 5.Vietnamese78

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

29.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,138

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,192

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,676

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,734
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,701
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,633
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,041
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,904

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,630
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,123
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,712
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,499
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,242

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.77×)1,682
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.33×)2,032
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.32×)1,374
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.17×)2,570
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)2,569

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$258,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$845/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,277 (17.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,763 (13.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,757 (13.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,543 (11.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,428 (11.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999621 (4.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,147

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone17,038 (78.5%)
  • Carpooled2,423 (11.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,407 (6.5%)
  • Walked379 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit297 (1.4%)
  • Other115 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.