Idaho by the numbers.
Public figures on Idaho’s people, economy, housing, government, schools, water and land, each with its period and the agency that published it.
Idaho at a glance
- Population
2,029,733
- Population growth
1.4%
- Unemployment rate
3.7%
- Median household income
$81,166
- Home prices
$446,400
- State spending
$15.2 billion
- Public school enrollment
314,063
- Violent and property crime
217.3 per 100,000
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Population and growth
How many people live in Idaho and its cities, how fast that is changing, how much of the change is people moving in, and how old Idahoans are.
Housing and cost of living
Home values, rents, mortgages, building permits, subsidized housing, homelessness, and how housing costs compare with incomes.
Jobs, wages and economy
Jobs, unemployment, wages by industry and occupation, household and personal income, poverty, the cost of living, GDP, and who employs Idahoans.
Taxes, spending and government
Where the state's money comes from, where it goes, and how much government Idaho has per resident.
Education
Public school enrollment, spending, teacher pay, and outcomes from kindergarten through college.
Healthcare
Health insurance coverage and the number uninsured, Medicaid and CHIP enrollment as a count and a share of residents, births and deaths.
Crime and public safety
Offenses reported to Idaho law enforcement, their rates, and how they have moved over twenty years.
Water
River flow, reservoirs, snowpack, drought, irrigated land, water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock, industry and aquaculture, and water rights.
Public lands, agriculture and wildfire
Who owns Idaho's land, what its farms and ranches produce, how many people visit its parks, and how much burns each year.
Transportation and infrastructure
Public road miles, registered vehicles, licensed drivers, miles driven, and deaths on Idaho roads.
Energy
How Idaho's electricity is generated, how much is used, and what it costs.
What’s changing
Idaho population
+22.9% from 2015 (1,651,059) to 2025 (2,029,733)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Published .
Idaho rent
+83.3% from 2014 ($755) to 2024 ($1,384)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. Published .
Idaho average annual wage
+60.6% from 2015 ($38,857) to 2025 ($62,392)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, annual averages. Published .
Idaho crime rate
−3,215.68 per 100,000 from 2005 (6,382.20) to 2025 (3,166.52)
Source: Idaho State Police, Idaho Statistical Analysis Center, Crime in Idaho, annual report. Published .
Idaho public school enrollment
+6.7% from 2015 (294,471) to 2025 (314,063)
Source: Idaho State Department of Education, Historical Fall Enrollment. Published .
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