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Blaine County, ID

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

AI Overview

Blaine County is a small, high-income resort-oriented county of 24,579 residents, with a median household income of $92,566 and GDP per capita of $77,249 well above typical rural Idaho benchmarks. The workforce is notably educated—45.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—yet median worker earnings of $39,200 suggest a bifurcated labor market common to resort economies, with unemployment at just 2.6%. The county grew 11.8% over five years, but a median home value of $663,800 signals significant housing cost pressure relative to local wages.

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

Population

24,579

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$92,566

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,398 (77.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,762 (11.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,713 (6.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races501 (2.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone332 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone147 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,929
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic162
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic118
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)106
  5. 5.Other Indo-European101

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

13.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,357

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$77,249

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$51,123

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Construction (Group)2,339
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,336
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,006
  4. 4.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,979
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)1,578

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,077
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,398
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,712
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,096
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,005

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.36×)2,204
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.05×)2,429
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.01×)433
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.39×)352
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)1,628

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$663,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,217/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $750,000 to $999,9991,519 (19.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,409 (18.4%)
  • $2,000,000 or More888 (11.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999878 (11.5%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999871 (11.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999573 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

45.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,341 (67.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,030 (14.6%)
  • Carpooled1,112 (8.0%)
  • Public Transit453 (3.3%)
  • Walked436 (3.1%)
  • Bicycle318 (2.3%)

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.