Gooding, ID

Census Place

2024 Population

3,778

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.6

1.51% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

27.5%

19.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$41,899

13.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$186,100

5.86% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Gooding, ID is home to a population of 3.78k people, from which 95.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.37% of Gooding, ID residents were born outside of the country (354 people).

In 2024, there were 3.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.18k people) in Gooding, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 638 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 328 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Gooding, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gooding, ID was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gooding, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.18k ± 376
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
638 ± 375
Other (Hispanic)
328 ± 285

31.3%

Hispanic Population

1.18k people

31.3% of the people in Gooding, ID are hispanic (1.18k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gooding, 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

9.37%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

354 people

8.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

314 people

As of 2024, 9.37% of Gooding, ID residents (354 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, ID was 8.42%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
87 ± 70
Gulf War (2001-)
77 ± 76
Gulf War (1990s)
30 ± 40

Gooding, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Gooding, ID employs 1.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gooding, ID were Health Care & Social Assistance (385 people), Manufacturing (202 people), and Retail Trade (201 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($75,827), Construction ($42,583), and Manufacturing ($42,308).

Employment

Occupations

1.57k

2024 Value

± 331

9.55%

1 Year growth

± 28.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gooding, ID grew at a rate of 9.55%, from 1.44k employees to 1.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gooding, ID, are Healthcare Support Occupations (187 people), Management Occupations (153 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (152 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gooding, 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

1.57k

2024 Value

± 331

9.55%

1 Year growth

± 28.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gooding, ID grew at a rate of 9.55%, from 1.44k employees to 1.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gooding, ID, are Health Care & Social Assistance (385 people), Manufacturing (202 people), and Retail Trade (201 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gooding, ID, though some of these residents may live in Gooding, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,367

Median earning men ± $5,900

$22,143

Median earning women ± $14,027

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,875), Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,045), and Manufacturing ($53,804).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($28,917), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,432), and Retail Trade ($8,208).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gooding, ID was $186,100 in 2024, which is 0.559 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $175,800 to $186,100, a 5.86% increase. The homeownership rate in Gooding, ID is 60.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gooding, ID have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gooding, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$186,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,489

$792

Median Property Taxes

±$196

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

Rent vs Own

60.7%

Homeownership

2024

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.7% of the housing units in Gooding, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gooding, 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.

$41,899

Median Household Income

± $14,165

1.31k

Number of Households

± 258

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.31k households in Gooding, ID grew to $41,899 from the previous year's value of $36,889.

The following chart displays the households in Gooding, 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, 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 (72.5%)
Carpooled (11.9%)
Worked At Home (9.88%)

In 2024, 72.5% of workers in Gooding, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.9%) and those who worked at home (9.88%).

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

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gooding, ID have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.73% of the workforce in Gooding, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gooding, 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, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gooding, ID have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gooding, ID (1k out of 3.65k 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 12 - 14, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gooding, ID is Two Or More, 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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