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Gooding County, Idaho

Gooding County had 16,189 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 729.3 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 44 in Idaho by population and 36th by land area.

Population
16,189
#21 of 44 in Idaho · #2,024 in US
Area
729.3 sq mi
#36 of 44 in Idaho · #1,217 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#19 of 44 in Idaho · #2,160 in US
Median household income
$65,662
#25 of 44 in Idaho · #1,330 in US

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

Gooding County within Idaho. Pin: Boise.

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Gooding County population, land area and income

Gooding County had 16,189 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 729.3 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 44 in Idaho by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 22.2 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, about the same as Gooding County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,662 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,189

3144th1st

2024th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

729 sq mi

3144th1st

1217th of 3,144 (US)

Density

22.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2160th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,662

3143rd1st

1330th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Idaho (44)

Population

16,189

44th1st

21st of 44 (ID)

Land area

729 sq mi

44th1st

36th of 44 (ID)

Density

22.2 / sq mi

44th1st

19th of 44 (ID)

Median household income

$65,662

44th1st

25th of 44 (ID)

How Gooding County's population changed since 2020

Gooding County gained 532 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.4%. That ranks 41st 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, Gooding County recorded 883 births and 765 deaths, a natural change of +118. Net international migration added +216 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +252. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 252 people.

15.7k202015.8k202115.9k202216.1k202316.2k2024
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
883
Deaths
765
Net international migration
+216
Net domestic migration
+252
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+76

Where Gooding County is

The Census internal point of Gooding County is at 42.973200, -114.821400. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades Idaho's 44 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Gooding 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: Gooding County internal point. Dark pin: Boise.

Internal point

Decimal
42.973200, -114.821400
DMS
42°58'23.52"N 114°49'17.04"W
UTM
11N 677654.4E 4760141.6N
Geohash
9rwk7pj95
Plus code
85J7X5FH+7C

Towns in Gooding County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Gooding County, 6,857 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Gooding County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gooding with 3,825.

  1. 01Gooding3,825
  2. 02Wendell3,032
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Gooding County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Gooding County. The most populous is Twin Falls County, ID, with 96,509 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Boise and the nearest big city

Boise is 83.0 miles WNW of Gooding County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Boise City, ID (population 237,963), 83.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jerome, ID (population 13,481), 23.5 miles away.

Gooding County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Gooding County is 16047: state code 16 for Idaho plus county code 047. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,662.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Gooding County, Idaho?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,189. That is up 532 people (3.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,657.

What is the FIPS code of Gooding County?

16047. The first two digits (16) are Idaho; the last three (047) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Gooding County?

Gooding, with 3,825 residents inside Gooding County in 2024.

Which counties border Gooding County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Twin Falls County, ID; Elmore County, ID; Jerome County, ID; Lincoln County, ID; Camas 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.