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Idaho

Every statewide indicator the site holds, with the United States figure for the same period where the source publishes one. Each row links to the page with the full history, county detail and source.

Indicators

MeasureIdahoUnited StatesData periodSource
PopulationPeople2,029,733341,784,8572025 (estimate)Census Bureau
Population growth ratePercent1.4%0.5%2025 (estimate)Census Bureau
Domestic migrationPeople19,91502025 (estimate)Census Bureau
Decennial census populationPeople1,839,106n/a2020Census Bureau
Median ageYears37.839.22024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Median household incomeDollars$81,166$81,6042024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Unemployment ratePercent3.7%n/a2025 (estimate)BLS
Average annual wageDollars$62,392$78,7202025BLS
Covered employmentPeople874,283155,732,3632025BLS
Poverty ratePercent10.5%12.1%2024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Median home valueDollars$446,400$360,6002024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Median gross rentDollars$1,384$1,4872024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rentPercent48.4%51.8%2024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Home value to income ratioRatio5.54.422024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Homeownership ratePercent71.7%65.3%2024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Housing unitsCount832,052146,740,9642024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Total state expenditures (governmental funds, actual)Thousands of dollars$15,233,737n/afiscal year 2025Transparent Idaho
State spending per residentDollars$7,505n/afiscal year 2025 (estimate)Transparent Idaho
Total General Fund revenueThousands of dollars$5,675,505.9n/afiscal year 2026Idaho DFM
State employees (full-time headcount)People22,045n/afiscal year 2025Transparent Idaho
Public school enrollmentPeople314,063n/a2025Idaho SDE
Average teacher salaryDollars$62,786n/a2024Idaho SDE
Per-pupil spendingDollars$11,060.401$17,619.3892024Census Bureau
Group A offense ratePer 100,000 residents3,166.52n/a2025 (preliminary)Idaho State Police
Total Group A offensesCount66,889n/a2025 (preliminary)Idaho State Police
Violent crime rate (FBI estimate)Per 100,000 residents230.6359.12024 (estimate)FBI UCR
Irrigated landAcres3,167,499n/a2022USDA NASS
Irrigation water withdrawalsAcre-feet15,726,788n/a2010 (estimate)USGS
Federal land sharePercent61.9%27.1%2018CRS
FarmsCount22,877n/a2022USDA NASS
Land in farmsAcres11,547,963n/a2022USDA NASS
Market value of agricultural products soldDollars$10,892,201,000n/a2022USDA NASS
Acres burnedAcres182,0055,131,4742025NIFC
Sheep and lamb deathsHead15,000n/a2025 (estimate)USDA NASS
Net electricity generationGigawatt-hours20,035.4384,308,634.2972024EIA
Hydroelectric share of net generationPercent45.7%n/a2024EIA
Residential retail electricity priceCents per kWh11.5216.482024EIA
BirthsPeople23,6953,620,4612025 (estimate)Census Bureau
Population 65 and olderPercent17.8%18.0%2024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Housing vacancy ratePercent9.7%9.5%2024 (estimate)Census Bureau
Uninsured ratePercent9.2%8.2%2024 (estimate)Census Bureau
General Fund actual spendingDollars$5,275,357,600n/afiscal year 2025Idaho LSO
Retail electricity salesGigawatt-hours26,369.555n/a2024EIA
Net interstate flow of electricityGigawatt-hours−8,347.97n/a2024EIA
Public postsecondary enrollmentPeople89,073n/a2025Idaho OSBE
Student-teacher ratioRatio17.52515.3672022NCES
Cattle inventoryCount2,500,000n/a2026 (estimate)USDA NASS
WildfiresCount1,49877,8502025NIFC

Population

Population, Idaho, 2010 to 2025Population, Idaho, 2010 to 2025. Idaho: 1,570,746 in 2010, 2,029,733 in 2025.01M2M3M2010201520202025IdahoPeople

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 (with Vintage 2019 for 2010-2019). Published May 14, 2026. Retrieved September 8, 2026.

Data table (16 rows)
PeriodIdaho (people)
20101,570,746
20111,583,910
20121,595,324
20131,611,206
20141,631,112
20151,651,059
20161,682,380
20171,717,715
20181,750,536
20191,787,065
20201,849,328
20211,904,855
20221,942,951
20231,970,497
20242,000,872
20252,029,733