County profile
Idaho County, ID
United States · GDP 2024
#2174 of 3,127 US counties by GDP53rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 76% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$680.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,643
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
521
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,874
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$66.3k±$6.1k
Bachelor's degree+
22.6%±2.9%
Poverty rate
11.1%±1.9%
Business applications
264 · 2025
Retail establishments
59
33.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Therapeutic Solutions International, Inc.Healthcare$99.0k——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care23%
Manufacturing23%
Retail trade21%
Construction13%
Food & accommodation13%
Transportation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,874
residents · 2025 · +7.7% since 2020
Income per capita $48.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,583
International migration+54
Natural change−350
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$460.0M2019
$498.5M2020
$603.0M2021
$611.5M2022
$650.1M2023
$680.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$310.2k±$20.0k
Median gross rent
$789/mo±$124/mo
Vacancy rate
23.9%±3.3%
Affordability
6.8× wages
Residential permits
$1.9M
6 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
78.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 99Wildfire 99Avalanche 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2012016
2222017
2402018
2562019
2772020
3302021
3942022
4242023
4502024
4502025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -14% since 202172021
82022
82023
102024
62025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
142.4 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
50.1 km
BGCM
Nearest port
134.6 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
132.9 km
LEWISTON/NEZ PERCE COUNTY
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.5k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Idaho?
Idaho's economy produced $680.2M in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.