Minidoka, ID

Census Place

2024 Population

179

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

20.5

2.38% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.8%

18.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$41,736

0.332% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$112,500

2.65% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Minidoka, ID is home to a population of 179 people, from which 77.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 33% of Minidoka, ID residents were born outside of the country (59 people).

In 2024, there were 3.39 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (95 people) in Minidoka, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 28 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

77.7%

2024 Citizenship

77.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 77.7% of Minidoka, ID residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Minidoka, ID was 77.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Minidoka, ID

Other (Hispanic)
95 ± 135
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
28 ± 58
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
28 ± 117

73.2%

Hispanic Population

131 people

73.2% of the people in Minidoka, ID are hispanic (131 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Minidoka, 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

33%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

59 people

32.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

43 people

As of 2024, 33% of Minidoka, ID residents (59 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, ID was 32.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Economy

The economy of Minidoka, ID employs 63 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Minidoka, ID were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (44 people), Retail Trade (6 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($40,278), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($40,278), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,625).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 88

37%

1 Year growth

± 168%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Minidoka, ID grew at a rate of 37%, from 46 employees to 63 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Minidoka, ID, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (18 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (15 people), and Management Occupations (10 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Minidoka, 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

2024 Value

± 88

37%

1 Year growth

± 168%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Minidoka, ID grew at a rate of 37%, from 46 employees to 63 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Minidoka, ID, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (44 people), Retail Trade (6 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Minidoka, ID, though some of these residents may live in Minidoka, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,278

Median earning men ± $41,553

$9,375

Median earning women ± $20,796

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($40,347).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,625).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Minidoka, ID was $112,500 in 2024, which is 0.338 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $109,600 to $112,500, a 2.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Minidoka, ID is 52.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Minidoka, ID have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Minidoka, ID is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$112,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$54,850

$29

Median Property Taxes

±$45

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$41,736

Median Household Income

± $8,761

Number of Households

± 56

In 2024, the median household income of the 55 households in Minidoka, ID declined from $41,736 from the previous year's value of $41,875.

The following chart displays the households in Minidoka, 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 $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Minidoka, 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 (90.5%)
Carpooled (7.94%)
Worked At Home (1.59%)

In 2024, 90.5% of workers in Minidoka, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.94%) and those who worked at home (1.59%).

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

17.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Minidoka, ID have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Minidoka, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Minidoka, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Minidoka, ID have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Minidoka, ID (30 out of 179 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 < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males < 5.

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