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Bingham County, Idaho

Bingham County had 50,889 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,093.7 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 44 in Idaho by population and 12th by land area.

Population
50,889
#9 of 44 in Idaho · #1,000 in US
Area
2,093.7 sq mi
#12 of 44 in Idaho · #268 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#17 of 44 in Idaho · #2,084 in US
Median household income
$73,409
#10 of 44 in Idaho · #761 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Bingham County within Idaho. Pin: Boise.

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Bingham County population, land area and income

Bingham County had 50,889 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,093.7 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 44 in Idaho by population and 12th by land area. That works out to 24.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Idaho has 15,019 residents, so Bingham County is 3.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $73,409 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

50,889

3144th1st

1000th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,094 sq mi

3144th1st

268th of 3,144 (US)

Density

24.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2084th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$73,409

3143rd1st

761st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Idaho (44)

Population

50,889

44th1st

9th of 44 (ID)

Land area

2,094 sq mi

44th1st

12th of 44 (ID)

Density

24.3 / sq mi

44th1st

17th of 44 (ID)

Median household income

$73,409

44th1st

10th of 44 (ID)

How Bingham County's population changed since 2020

Bingham County gained 2,790 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.8%. That ranks 31st of 44 in Idaho for growth. The median Idaho county changed by +7.2%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Bingham County recorded 2,775 births and 2,059 deaths, a natural change of +716. Net international migration added +83 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,078. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,078 people.

48.1k202048.9k202150.0k202250.4k202350.9k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,775
Deaths
2,059
Net international migration
+83
Net domestic migration
+2,078
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+491

Where Bingham County is

The Census internal point of Bingham County is at 43.216400, -112.399200. It sits in UTM zone 12N. The map shades Idaho's 44 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bingham County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Madison County: +5.0%Idaho County: +8.0%Benewah County: +9.9%Gooding County: +3.4%Lincoln County: +8.2%Minidoka County: +4.7%Custer County: +7.7%Boundary County: +15.6%Lemhi County: +5.5%Twin Falls County: +6.8%Franklin County: +9.5%Oneida County: +9.0%Gem County: +13.4%Shoshone County: +6.6%Fremont County: +7.3%Clearwater County: +4.6%Kootenai County: +9.0%Cassia County: +4.9%Blaine County: +3.8%Clark County: +0.1%Jerome County: +7.4%Bonner County: +13.8%Elmore County: +3.7%Caribou County: +3.2%Bonneville County: +7.1%Jefferson County: +12.1%Power County: +6.3%Lewis County: +5.8%Nez Perce County: +1.7%Ada County: +7.5%Adams County: +12.9%Valley County: +7.9%Bingham County: +5.8%Bannock County: +4.3%Owyhee County: +6.2%Washington County: +9.3%Latah County: +6.4%Teton County: +10.2%Camas County: +15.0%Boise County: +12.0%Bear Lake County: +6.5%Butte County: +5.9%Canyon County: +14.5%Payette County: +8.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.7%
  2. < +6.4%
  3. < +7.7%
  4. < +9.9%
  5. ≥ +9.9%
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Orange pin: Bingham County internal point. Dark pin: Boise.

Internal point

Decimal
43.216400, -112.399200
DMS
43°12'59.04"N 112°23'57.12"W
UTM
12N 386353.8E 4785796.4N
Geohash
9x8jf733u
Plus code
85M96J82+H8

Towns in Bingham County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bingham County, 20,342 people together, or 40% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bingham County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Blackfoot with 13,224.

  1. 01Blackfoot13,224
  2. 02Shelley5,262
  3. 03Aberdeen1,856
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bingham County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Bingham County. The most populous is Bonneville County, ID, with 133,644 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Boise and the nearest big city

Boise is 193.5 miles W of Bingham County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Salt Lake City, UT (population 217,783), 170.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Blackfoot, ID (population 13,224), 3.0 miles away.

Bingham County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bingham County is 16011: state code 16 for Idaho plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $73,409.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bingham County, Idaho?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 50,889. That is up 2,790 people (5.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 48,099.

What is the FIPS code of Bingham County?

16011. The first two digits (16) are Idaho; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bingham County?

Blackfoot, with 13,224 residents inside Bingham County in 2024.

Which counties border Bingham County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bonneville County, ID; Bannock County, ID; Jefferson County, ID; Blaine County, ID; Power County, ID; Caribou County, ID; Butte County, ID.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.