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Minidoka County, ID

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

AI Overview

Minidoka County is a small agricultural community of about 21,900 residents in southern Idaho, with a relatively young median age of 34.9 years and a low unemployment rate of 3.0%. The workforce skews toward lower formal educational attainment — just 16.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — with median worker earnings of $38,408 and a labor force participation rate of 63.2%. Housing costs remain modest, with a median home value of $235,300 and median gross rent of $909/month, and the county posted 6.3% population growth over five years alongside a foreign-born population share of 11.9%.

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

Population

21,922

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,377

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,884 (67.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,549 (16.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,879 (13.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone407 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races373 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone94 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,906
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)47
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island21
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic18
  5. 5.Other Indo-European13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

29.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

938

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,201

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,693

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,898
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,655
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,391
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,209
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)911

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,014
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,599
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,827
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,568
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,503

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.40×)1,504
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.89×)894
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.67×)386
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.67×)1,666
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.00×)1,087

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$235,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$909/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,057 (18.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,031 (18.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999724 (12.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999585 (10.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999413 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999381 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,408

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,373 (80.8%)
  • Carpooled1,269 (12.2%)
  • Worked At Home491 (4.7%)
  • Other127 (1.2%)
  • Walked62 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle39 (0.4%)

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.