Driggs, ID

Census Place

2024 Population

2,925

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.2

1.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.6%

6.84% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$95,392

15.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$525,100

14.7% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Driggs, ID is home to a population of 2.93k people, from which 82.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 21.8% of Driggs, ID residents were born outside of the country (639 people).

In 2024, there were 3.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.9k people) in Driggs, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 604 Other (Hispanic) and 201 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82.5%

2024 Citizenship

79.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 82.5% of Driggs, ID residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Driggs, ID was 79.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Driggs, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.9k ± 403
Other (Hispanic)
604 ± 240
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
201 ± 172

33.3%

Hispanic Population

973 people

33.3% of the people in Driggs, ID are hispanic (973 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
54,768 ± 5,664 people
Canada
6,434 ± 1,966 people
Philippines
2,796 ± 1,297 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 54,768 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 6,434 and Philippines with 2,796.

Foreign-Born Population

21.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

639 people

24.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

660 people

As of 2024, 21.8% of Driggs, ID residents (639 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 Driggs, ID was 24.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
25 ± 38
Gulf War (1990s)
20 ± 22
Gulf War (2001-)
18 ± 23

Driggs, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Driggs, ID employs 1.78k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Driggs, ID were Health Care & Social Assistance (291 people), Retail Trade (277 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (264 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($75,625), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,074), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($74,023).

Employment

Occupations

1.78k

2024 Value

± 275

8.28%

1 Year growth

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Driggs, ID grew at a rate of 8.28%, from 1.64k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Driggs, ID, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (266 people), Management Occupations (261 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (199 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Driggs, 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

1.78k

2024 Value

± 275

8.28%

1 Year growth

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Driggs, ID grew at a rate of 8.28%, from 1.64k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Driggs, ID, are Health Care & Social Assistance (291 people), Retail Trade (277 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (264 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Driggs, ID, though some of these residents may live in Driggs, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,500

Median earning men ± $17,054

$48,083

Median earning women ± $9,813

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($89,500), Public Administration ($76,875), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,393).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,333), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,839), and Construction ($58,239).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Driggs, ID was $525,100 in 2024, which is 1.58 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $457,800 to $525,100, a 14.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Driggs, ID is 61.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Driggs, ID have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Driggs, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$525,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$69,290

$578

Median Property Taxes

±$122

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 Driggs, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

61.4%

Homeownership

2024

62.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.4% of the housing units in Driggs, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Driggs, 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.

$95,392

Median Household Income

± $16,799

941

Number of Households

± 176

In 2024, the median household income of the 941 households in Driggs, ID grew to $95,392 from the previous year's value of $82,434.

The following chart displays the households in Driggs, 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 Driggs, ID is from Idaho.

0.467

2024 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2024, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.325% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (62.9%)
Worked At Home (14.4%)
Carpooled (10.3%)

In 2024, 62.9% of workers in Driggs, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.4%) and those who carpooled to work (10.3%).

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

23.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Driggs, ID have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.728% of the workforce in Driggs, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Driggs, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Driggs, ID have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Driggs, ID (338 out of 2.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 12 - 14.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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