Gooding County, ID

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2024 Population

15,931

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.1

0.781% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13%

15.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$63,559

1.87% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$250,900

8.24% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

7,391

2.78% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Gooding 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.

91.2% of the residents in Gooding County, ID are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Gooding County, ID was $250,900, and the homeownership rate was 70.8%.

Most people in Gooding County, ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Gooding County, ID was 2 cars per household.

Gooding County, ID borders Camas County, ID, Elmore County, ID, Jerome County, ID, Lincoln County, ID, and Twin Falls County, ID.

United States Idaho

Population & Diversity

Gooding County, ID is home to a population of 15.9k people, from which 91.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 14% of Gooding County, ID residents were born outside of the country (2.22k people).

In 2024, there were 4.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.1k people) in Gooding County, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.07k Other (Hispanic) and 2.05k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.2%

2024 Citizenship

90.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.2% of Gooding County, ID residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gooding County, ID was 90.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gooding County, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.1k ± 211
Other (Hispanic)
2.07k ± 521
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.05k ± 512

31.5%

Hispanic Population

5.02k people

31.5% of the people in Gooding County, ID are hispanic (5.02k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gooding 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

14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.22k people

13.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.17k people

As of 2024, 14% of Gooding County, ID residents (2.22k 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 Gooding County, ID was 13.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
312 ± 105
Gulf War (1990s)
251 ± 128
Gulf War (2001-)
193 ± 108

Gooding County, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Gooding County, ID employs 7.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gooding County, ID were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,363 people), Construction (896 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (801 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($90,259), Public Administration ($72,583), and Manufacturing ($51,591).

Employment

Occupations

7.39k

2024 Value

± 613

2.78%

1 Year growth

± 11.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gooding County, ID grew at a rate of 2.78%, from 7.19k employees to 7.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gooding County, ID, are Management Occupations (1,181 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (721 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (625 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gooding 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

7.39k

2024 Value

± 613

2.78%

1 Year growth

± 11.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gooding County, ID grew at a rate of 2.78%, from 7.19k employees to 7.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gooding County, ID, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,363 people), Construction (896 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (801 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gooding County, ID, though some of these residents may live in Gooding County, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,942

Median earning men ± $4,232

$25,693

Median earning women ± $2,583

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,213), Public Administration ($72,872), and Manufacturing ($53,393).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($54,306), Manufacturing ($47,500), and Wholesale Trade ($41,685).

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

50
Construction
34
Transportation and Warehousing
26
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

$45.3k
Manufacturing
$39.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$11.5k
Construction

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 Gooding 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gooding County, ID was $250,900 in 2024, which is 0.754 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $231,800 to $250,900, a 8.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Gooding County, ID is 70.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gooding County, ID have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gooding County, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gooding County, ID. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.87%.

Housing

Property

$250,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,286

$4,039

Median Property Taxes

±$399

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 Gooding 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 Gooding County, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.8%

Homeownership

2024

68.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.8% of the housing units in Gooding County, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gooding 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.

$63,559

Median Household Income

± $6,340

5.7k

Number of Households

± 473

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.7k households in Gooding County, ID grew to $63,559 from the previous year's value of $62,395.

The following chart displays the households in Gooding 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 Gooding 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 (76.1%)
Carpooled (10.7%)
Worked At Home (8.26%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Gooding County, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (8.26%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gooding County, ID have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.48% of the workforce in Gooding County, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gooding County, ID. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.87%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gooding County, ID (2.05k out of 15.7k 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 65 - 74 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gooding County, ID is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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, 17.1% of the children was living in poverty in Gooding County, ID. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.3%.

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 158 in Gooding County, ID. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 18.8 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

80.9% of the population of Gooding County, ID has health coverage, with 31.2% on employee plans, 17.4% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 17.3% on non-group plans, and 1.17% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gooding County, ID see 3,154 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,154 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3929 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 845 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,154 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gooding County, ID

Primary care physicians in Gooding County, ID see an average of 3,154 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,154 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.9% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

19.1%

Uninsured

31.2%

Employer Coverage

17.4%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

17.3%

Non-Group

1.17%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gooding County, ID declined by 2.78% from 19.6% to 19.1%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 54.9 in Gooding County, ID.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Gooding 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 37.4% in Gooding County, ID.

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