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Gooding County, ID

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

AI Overview

Gooding County is a small agricultural economy of roughly 15,700 residents that grew 3.8% over the past five years, with a foreign-born population of 14.0% reflecting the labor demands typical of food and farming industries. The workforce of about 63.3% participation skews toward lower formal education—only 17.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $33,175 and a 5.0% unemployment rate. Housing remains relatively affordable at a $231,800 median home value and $859/month median rent, while a GDP per capita of $66,251 notably outpaces the $29,647 per capita income, suggesting capital-intensive production activity in the local economy.

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

Population

15,740

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,559

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,708 (67.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,371 (14.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,098 (13.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races351 (2.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone349 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone44 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,006
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic84
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)25
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island10
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

14.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

985

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$66,251

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,647

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,420
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,363
  3. 3.Construction (Group)896
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)742
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)712

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,364
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,588
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,229
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,157
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations1,053

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 12.98×)1,489
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.92×)956
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.06×)360
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 0.97×)328
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.95×)400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$231,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$859/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999551 (13.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999520 (12.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999459 (11.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999389 (9.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999367 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999309 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,175

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,441 (76.1%)
  • Carpooled763 (10.7%)
  • Worked At Home591 (8.3%)
  • Walked244 (3.4%)
  • Other103 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle9 (0.1%)

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.