What is the population of Gem County, Idaho?

The population of Gem County, Idaho is 20,197, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Gem County, Idaho?

The median household income in Gem County, Idaho is $67,053, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Gem County, Idaho is $114,622, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Gem County, Idaho is 2.8%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education D

Metric	Gem County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Population	20,197	1,920,240	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	35.8	23.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	2.38%	2.11%	0.57%
Median age	41.4	38.5	37.1
Households	7,406	693,697	128,459,983

Year	Gem County

Group	Share

Gem County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Gem County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$67,053	$74,676	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	7.39%	6.16%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.7%	5.2%

Metric	Gem County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$114,622	$355,887	$242,182
Median rent	$886	$1,150	$1,342
Homeownership rate	76.6%	72.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	Gem County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	31.1	17.9	22.5
Work from home	12.6%	12.2%	13.4%

Gem County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Gem County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	27.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.66	2.54

Gem County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Gem County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.5	79.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	16.0%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	18.5%	17.6%	19.0%