Twin Falls County vs. Owyhee County

Twin Falls County (ID)Owyhee County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)86,08111,693
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.5%1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)77,23011,526
Population, Census, April 1, 201077,23011,526
Persons under 5 years, percent7.3%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent27.5%26.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.4%17.8%
Female persons, percent50.6%49.0%
White alone, percent93.9%91.9%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.3%4.4%
Asian alone, percent1.7%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.9%26.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.6%68.6%
Veterans, 2014-20185,760765
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.4%10.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)33,6984,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.6%70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$160,200$130,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,137$1,103
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$362$308
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$777$704
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.8%5.4%
Building permits, 201850042
Households, 2014-201830,6974,250
Persons per household, 2014-20182.692.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.7%85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.2%23.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.6%78.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.5%66.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.6%11.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.0%23.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.8%52.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)497,7516,859
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,233,51842,578
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,695$3,722
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.825.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,778$40,430
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,222$21,935
Persons in poverty, percent13.6%14.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,653182
Total employment, 201730,9731,745
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,023,90753,244
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.2%-2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,809717
All firms, 20127,501882
Men-owned firms, 20123,831388
Women-owned firms, 20122,039297
Minority-owned firms, 201249653
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,691785
Veteran-owned firms, 201250757
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,368723
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%4.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.7%21.6%
Population per square mile, 201040.21.5
Land area in square miles, 20101,921.217,665.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Twin Falls county (ID) and Owyhee county (ID) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.