Minidoka County, ID

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2024 Population

22,208

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.9

1.16% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.5%

2.34% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,377

0.452% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$262,600

11.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,511

4.85% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Minidoka County, ID reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.1% of the residents in Minidoka County, ID are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Minidoka County, ID are Cosmetology School of Arts & Sciences (41 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Minidoka County, ID was $262,600, and the homeownership rate was 69.2%.

Most people in Minidoka County, ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Minidoka County, ID was 3 cars per household.

Minidoka County, ID borders Blaine County, ID, Cassia County, ID, Jerome County, ID, and Lincoln County, ID.

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Population & Diversity

Minidoka County, ID is home to a population of 22.2k people, from which 94.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.7% of Minidoka County, ID residents were born outside of the country (2.6k people).

In 2024, there were 3.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.1k people) in Minidoka County, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.31k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.83k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.1%

2024 Citizenship

94%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.1% of Minidoka County, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Minidoka County, ID was 94%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Minidoka County, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Minidoka County, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.1k ± 155
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.31k ± 734
Other (Hispanic)
2.83k ± 677

37%

Hispanic Population

8.23k people

37% of the people in Minidoka County, ID are hispanic (8.23k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Minidoka County, ID as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Idaho.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
52,214 ± 5,532 people
Canada
6,433 ± 1,966 people
Philippines
2,829 ± 1,305 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 52,214 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 6,433 and Philippines with 2,829.

Foreign-Born Population

11.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.6k people

11.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.59k people

As of 2024, 11.7% of Minidoka County, ID residents (2.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Minidoka County, ID was 11.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Minidoka County, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
381 ± 149
Gulf War (2001-)
199 ± 105
Gulf War (1990s)
90 ± 73

Minidoka County, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Minidoka County, ID.

Economy

The economy of Minidoka County, ID employs 10.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Minidoka County, ID were Manufacturing (1,898 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,381 people), and Retail Trade (1,209 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($142,188), Public Administration ($65,833), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,231).

Employment

Occupations

10.5k

2024 Value

± 832

4.85%

1 Year growth

± 10.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Minidoka County, ID grew at a rate of 4.85%, from 10k employees to 10.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Minidoka County, ID, are Production Occupations (1,189 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (974 people), and Management Occupations (966 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Minidoka County, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

10.5k

2024 Value

± 832

4.85%

1 Year growth

± 10.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Minidoka County, ID grew at a rate of 4.85%, from 10k employees to 10.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Minidoka County, ID, are Manufacturing (1,898 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,381 people), and Retail Trade (1,209 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Minidoka County, ID, though some of these residents may live in Minidoka County, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,212

Median earning men ± $3,079

$29,796

Median earning women ± $4,393

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($89,688), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,500), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($59,545).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($63,229), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,173), and Manufacturing ($42,407).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

Y-Axis

3.01%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 836k people employed in Idaho. This represents a 3.01% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.06%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Idaho.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

47
Construction
30
Transportation and Warehousing
28
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$71.8k
Manufacturing
$57k
Construction
$38.4k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.42%).

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing the state of Idaho. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Minidoka County, ID. Showing the available data for Idaho.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.9%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (30.4%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.42%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.42%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Idaho for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Idaho

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

Mike Crapo

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Jim Risch

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing Idaho.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Idaho over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Minidoka County, ID awarded 41 degrees. The student population of Minidoka County, ID in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 6 male students and 32 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Minidoka County, ID are White (24 and 58.5%) and Hispanic or Latino (17 and 41.5%).

The largest universities in Minidoka County, ID by number of degrees awarded are Cosmetology School of Arts & Sciences (41 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Minidoka County, ID are General Cosmetology (14 and 34.1%), Nail Specialist & Manicurist (12 and 29.3%), and Barbering (9 and 22%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 38 students enrolled in Minidoka County, ID, 15.8% men and 84.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 23 records, of which 82.6% were women and 17.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Cosmetology
14 degrees awarded
Barbering
9 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Minidoka County, ID was General Cosmetology with 14 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Minidoka County, ID according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Cosmetology School of Arts & Sciences

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

41 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Cosmetology School of Arts & Sciences with 41 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 7 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Minidoka County, ID, which is 0.206 times less than the 34 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 24 degrees mean that there were 1.41 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 17 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Minidoka County, ID was $262,600 in 2024, which is 0.789 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $235,300 to $262,600, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Minidoka County, ID is 69.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Minidoka County, ID have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Minidoka County, ID is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Minidoka County, ID. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 4.29%.

Housing

Property

$262,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,480

$5,608

Median Property Taxes

±$574

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Minidoka County, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Minidoka County, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.2%

Homeownership

2024

69.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.2% of the housing units in Minidoka County, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Minidoka County, ID compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,377

Median Household Income

± $7,656

8.11k

Number of Households

± 719

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.11k households in Minidoka County, ID grew to $70,377 from the previous year's value of $70,060.

The following chart displays the households in Minidoka County, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Minidoka County, ID is from Idaho.

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.473

2022 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2023, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.938% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.8%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Worked At Home (4.74%)

In 2024, 80.8% of workers in Minidoka County, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (4.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Minidoka County, ID have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.22% of the workforce in Minidoka County, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Minidoka County, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Minidoka County, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Minidoka County, ID have 3 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Minidoka County, ID. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 4.29%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Minidoka County, ID (3.22k out of 22.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Minidoka County, ID is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.4% of the children was living in poverty in Minidoka County, ID. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 168 in Minidoka County, ID. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 14.5 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

86.6% of the population of Minidoka County, ID has health coverage, with 39.6% on employee plans, 19.5% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 15.4% on non-group plans, and 0.537% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Minidoka County, ID see 3,659 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,659 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2774 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2044 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,659 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Minidoka County, ID

Primary care physicians in Minidoka County, ID see an average of 3,659 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,659 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Minidoka County, ID in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.5% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.4%

Uninsured

39.6%

Employer Coverage

19.5%

Medicaid

11.6%

Medicare

15.4%

Non-Group

0.537%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Minidoka County, ID grew by 3.37% from 13% to 13.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Minidoka County, ID changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 63.5 in Minidoka County, ID.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Minidoka County, ID.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 34.8% in Minidoka County, ID.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Minidoka County, ID.