Gooding, ID

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2023 Population

3,731

1.58% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

33.1

14.2% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

34.1%

53% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$36,889

13.1% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$175,800

28.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,435

7.66% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Gooding, ID had a population of 3.73k people with a median age of 33.1 and a median household income of $36,889. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Gooding, ID grew from 3,673 to 3,731, a 1.58% increase and its median household income declined from $42,470 to $36,889, a −13.1% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gooding, ID are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (13.5%), Other (Hispanic) (7.83%), White (Hispanic) (7.05%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.07%).

None of the households in Gooding, 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.

96% of the residents in Gooding, ID are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Gooding, ID was $175,800, and the homeownership rate was 56.6%.

Most people in Gooding, ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Gooding, ID was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gooding, ID is home to a population of 3.73k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.42% of Gooding, ID residents were born outside of the country (314 people).

In 2023, there were 4.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.36k people) in Gooding, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 505 Two+ (Hispanic) and 292 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

95.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96% of Gooding, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Gooding, ID was 95.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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)
2.36k ± 374
Two+ (Hispanic)
505 ± 419
Other (Hispanic)
292 ± 330

31.6%

Hispanic Population

1.18k people

31.6% of the people in Gooding, ID are hispanic (1.18k people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
53,631 ± 5,603 people
Canada
5,916 ± 1,885 people
Philippines
2,755 ± 1,288 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 53,631 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 5,916 and Philippines with 2,755.

Foreign-Born Population

8.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

314 people

9.86%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

362 people

As of 2023, 8.42% of Gooding, ID residents (314 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gooding, ID was 9.86%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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
40 ± 48
Gulf War (2001-)
36 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 19

Gooding, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Gooding, ID employs 1.44k people. The largest industries in Gooding, ID are Health Care & Social Assistance (239 people), Educational Services (226 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (222 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($50,278), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,060), and Transportation & Warehousing ($45,060).

Males in Idaho have an average income that is 1.4 times higher than the average income of females, which is $51,089. The income inequality in Idaho (measured using the Gini index) is 0.473, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.44k

2023 Value

± 328

−7.66%

1 Year decline

± 33.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Gooding, ID declined at a rate of −7.66%, from 1.55k employees to 1.44k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gooding, ID, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (231 people), Management Occupations (166 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (153 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gooding, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.44k

2023 Value

± 328

−7.66%

1 Year decline

± 33.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Gooding, ID declined at a rate of −7.66%, from 1.55k employees to 1.44k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gooding, ID, are Health Care & Social Assistance (239 people), Educational Services (226 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (222 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

$36,977

Median earning men ± $7,925

$15,436

Median earning women ± $8,453

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,656), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($48,688), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,378).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($46,125), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,384), and Retail Trade ($8,393).

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.

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, 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

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Idaho

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Idaho have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gooding, ID was $175,800 in 2023, which is 0.579 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $136,600 to $175,800, a 28.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Gooding, ID is 56.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Gooding, ID have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gooding, ID is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$175,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$21,880

$717

Median Property Taxes

±$195

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 range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Gooding, ID colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$36,889

Median Household Income

± $14,812

1.27k

Number of Households

± 273

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.27k households in Gooding, ID declined from $36,889 from the previous year's value of $42,470.

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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.473

2022 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2022, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.111% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (78.7%)
Carpooled (9.71%)
Worked At Home (9.71%)

In 2023, 78.7% of workers in Gooding, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.71%) and those who worked at home (9.71%).

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

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gooding, ID have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.41% 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

3 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 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gooding, ID (1.23k out of 3.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gooding, 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.

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.

Health

73.4% of the population of Gooding, ID has health coverage, with 21.2% on employee plans, 24.6% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 0.273% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gooding County, ID see 3124 patients per year on average, which represents a 17.7% decrease from the previous year (3795 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3943 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 751 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,124 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gooding County, ID

Primary care physicians in Gooding County, ID see an average of 3,124 patients per year. This represents a 17.7% decrease from the previous year (3,795 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 N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 38% were men and 62% were women.

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

Uninsured People

26.6%

Uninsured

21.2%

Employer Coverage

24.6%

Medicaid

13.6%

Medicare

13.7%

Non-Group

0.273%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gooding, ID grew by 6.46% from 25% to 26.6%.

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

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