Teton County, Idaho Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Teton County, Idaho, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Teton County, Idaho. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Teton County, Idaho. The estimated population of Teton County, Idaho is 11,490 people, with a median age of 38.3.

We can look at the total population in Teton County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
11,490
 -2.43% +6.63%
2020
11,776
+3.06%
-
2019
11,426
+3.12%
-
2018
11,080
+2.82%
-
2017
10,776
 - -

Population of Teton County, Idaho by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
80.7%
81.1%
 -0.49%
Black/African American
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%
Native
1%
0.2%
 +400.00%
Hispanic
16.5%
17%
 -2.94%
Asian
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.8%
1.4%
 +28.57%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Teton County, Idaho by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.3 +3.23% 37.9 +1.07% 38.5 +4.9%
2020 37.1 -0.27% 37.5 0% 36.7 0%
2019 37.2 +1.64% 37.5 +3.02% 36.7 -0.27%
2018 36.6 +0.55% 36.4 +0.83% 36.8 +0.82%
2017 36.4 - 36.1 - 36.5 -

The median age of Teton County, Idaho gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 984 -11.72% 861 -2.69% 868 837
10 to 19 748 -22.07% 547 +14.72% 582 598
20 to 29 578 +25.14% 556 +4.11% 726 561
30 to 39 902 +9.97% 851 +5.95% 985 900
40 to 49 951 -1.88% 827 +10.65% 925 915
50 to 59 630 +27.67% 841 -15.25% 815 693
60 to 69 655 +14.74% 237 +118% 731 609
70+ 244 +52.29% 364 +2.12% 380 365

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Teton County, Idaho is $75,837.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Teton County.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $81,316.00
  • 45 to 64
    $100,708.00
  • 65 and over
    $53,166.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Teton County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Teton County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Teton County, Idaho is currently $91,465.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

3.76% of households in Teton County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Teton County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    13.86%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    15.48%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.79%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.15%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    20.86%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    14.10%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.76%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Teton County is $34,714.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Teton County by the total population of Teton County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Teton County, Idaho, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Teton County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    16.48%
  • Bachelor's degree
    51.33%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.63%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    22.29%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.27%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Teton County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Teton County over the age of 16 is 9,051.

Of those people, a total of 73.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Teton County is 70.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 446 28.00% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 665 95.00% 19.60%
25 to 29 years 622 88.90% 4.50%
30 to 34 years 824 89.30% 0.40%
35 to 44 years 1,951 86.40% 0.00%
45 to 54 years 1,701 91.20% 2.10%
55 to 59 years 757 69.70% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 650 64.60% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 1,042 35.00% 12.10%
75 years and over 393 4.80% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Teton County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 7,977 72.30% 4.00%
Black or African American 0 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 135 81.50% 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 593 76.60% 0.00%
Two or more races 346 81.50% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 1,325 71.50% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 7,558 72.90% 4.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Teton County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Teton County is 6,386, with median earnings of $39,779.00.

Women in Teton County, Idaho earning approximately 72.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 6,386 $39,779.00
Male 3,669 $43,989.00
Female 2,717 $31,669.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,289 $63,970.00
Business and Financial 131 $64,583.00
Computer and Mathematical 116 $112,899.00
Architecture and Engineering 58 $69,000.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 102 $43,644.00
Community and Social Service 57 $21,619.00
Legal 79 $120,234.00
Educational and Library 193 $47,083.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 225 $27,396.00
Healthcare Practitioners 478 $53,462.00
Healthcare Support 190 $27,074.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 33 $62,917.00
Law Enforcement 39 $61,450.00
Food Preparation and Serving 451 $23,365.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 317 $24,341.00
Personal Care and Service 260 $38,971.00
Sales 465 $44,583.00
Office and Administrative Support 718 $40,310.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 104 $33,015.00
Construction and Extraction 718 $37,727.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 88 $55,625.00
Production 68 $30,833.00
Transportation and Material Moving 85 $49,191.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,020 $76,765.00 269 $63,104.00
Business and Financial 76 $31,683.00 55 $66,161.00
Computer and Mathematical 113 $112,953.00 3 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 49 $82,083.00 9 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 94 $0.00 8 $0.00
Community and Social Service 13 $0.00 44 $0.00
Legal 43 $0.00 36 $148,200.00
Educational and Library 67 $68,060.00 126 $31,591.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 90 $30,743.00 135 $24,543.00
Healthcare Practitioners 85 $38,766.00 393 $66,615.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 190 $27,074.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 23 $63,750.00 10 $31,250.00
Law Enforcement 34 $0.00 5 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 284 $34,152.00 167 $13,125.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 223 $24,328.00 94 $24,392.00
Personal Care and Service 139 $53,775.00 121 $21,820.00
Sales 186 $56,827.00 279 $28,438.00
Office and Administrative Support 88 $43,125.00 630 $40,288.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 104 $33,015.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 673 $43,368.00 45 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 88 $55,625.00 0 $0.00
Production 51 $52,917.00 17 $15,972.00
Transportation and Material Moving 79 $48,750.00 6 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 4,199 households in Teton County, with an average household size of 2.74 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 2,638 families in Teton County with an average family size of 3.33 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,226 132 280 1,561
Average Household Size 3.34 3.25 4.38 1.54
Total Families 2,226 132 280 0
Average Household Size 3.3 2.73 3.9 0

Poverty

Of the 2,638 families in Teton County, 6.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Teton County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 5,759 housing units in Teton County, Idaho.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 4,199 72.91%
Vacant 1,560 27.09%

16.67% of the total 5,759 housing units in Teton County are rental units. This is approximately 960 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,184 are occupied by the owner - or 55.29% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Teton County is $1,093.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Teton County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    55
  • Less than $500
    39
  • $500 to $999
    352
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    322
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    172
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    75
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Teton County is $385,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Teton County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    58
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    10
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    25
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    215
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    501
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,581
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    533
  • $1,000,000 or more
    261

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Teton County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Teton County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    119
  • 1940 to 1949
    31
  • 1950 to 1959
    146
  • 1960 to 1969
    74
  • 1970 to 1979
    795
  • 1980 to 1989
    385
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,294
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,504
  • 2010 to 2013
    405
  • 2014 or later
    6

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Teton County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    57
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,137
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,573
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,432

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Teton County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Teton County that commute to work in a particular way.

28.2 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Teton County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    567
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    920
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    420
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    439
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    288
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    81
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    349
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    155
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    503
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,106
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    557
  • 90 or more minutes
    35

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Teton County, Idaho in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Teton County, Idaho

We have data for 6 places in Teton County, Idaho. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.