What is the population of Owyhee County, Idaho?

The population of Owyhee County, Idaho is 12,631, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Owyhee County, Idaho is $59,604, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Owyhee County, Idaho is $65,967, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Owyhee County, Idaho is 2.1%, 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 F

Metric	Owyhee County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Population	12,631	1,920,240	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1.6	23.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.12%	2.11%	0.57%
Median age	36.9	38.5	37.1
Households	4,248	693,697	128,459,983

Year	Owyhee County

Group	Share

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

Metric	Owyhee County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$59,604	$74,676	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	8.01%	6.16%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.7%	5.2%

Metric	Owyhee County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$65,967	$355,887	$242,182
Median rent	$771	$1,150	$1,342
Homeownership rate	70.9%	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	Owyhee County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.5	17.9	22.5
Work from home	9.0%	12.2%	13.4%

Owyhee County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Owyhee County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	27.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.86	2.66	2.54

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

Metric	Owyhee County	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.8	79.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	18.4%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	20.0%	17.6%	19.0%