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Payette County, Idaho

Payette County had 27,662 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.9 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 44 in Idaho by population and 44th by land area.

Population
27,662
#14 of 44 in Idaho · #1,515 in US
Area
406.9 sq mi
#44 of 44 in Idaho · #2,488 in US
Density
68 / sq mi
#7 of 44 in Idaho · #1,198 in US
Median household income
$67,532
#20 of 44 in Idaho · #1,161 in US

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

Payette County within Idaho. Pin: Boise.

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Payette County population, land area and income

Payette County had 27,662 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.9 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 44 in Idaho by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 68.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Idaho has 15,019 residents; Payette County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,532 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,662

3144th1st

1515th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

407 sq mi

3144th1st

2488th of 3,144 (US)

Density

68.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1198th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,532

3143rd1st

1161st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Idaho (44)

Population

27,662

44th1st

14th of 44 (ID)

Land area

407 sq mi

44th1st

44th of 44 (ID)

Density

68.0 / sq mi

44th1st

7th of 44 (ID)

Median household income

$67,532

44th1st

20th of 44 (ID)

How Payette County's population changed since 2020

Payette County gained 2,074 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.1%. That ranks 16th 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, Payette County recorded 1,369 births and 1,276 deaths, a natural change of +93. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,193. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,193 people.

25.6k202026.4k202126.9k202227.3k202327.7k2024
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
1,369
Deaths
1,276
Net international migration
+11
Net domestic migration
+2,193
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+378

Where Payette County is

The Census internal point of Payette County is at 44.002400, -116.750200. 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 Payette 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: Payette County internal point. Dark pin: Boise.

Internal point

Decimal
44.002400, -116.750200
DMS
44°00'8.64"N 116°45'0.72"W
UTM
11N 520026.7E 4872169.7N
Geohash
9rufr63he
Plus code
85P5262X+XW

Towns in Payette County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Payette County, 17,440 people together, or 63% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Payette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Payette with 8,754.

  1. 01Payette8,754
  2. 02Fruitland7,078
  3. 03New Plymouth1,608
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Payette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Payette County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Canyon County, ID, with 266,892 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Boise and the nearest big city

Boise is 37.6 miles SE of Payette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Nampa, ID (population 117,350), 30.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ontario, OR (population 11,957), 11.4 miles away.

Payette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Payette County is 16075: state code 16 for Idaho plus county code 075. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,532.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Payette County, Idaho?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,662. That is up 2,074 people (8.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,588.

What is the FIPS code of Payette County?

16075. The first two digits (16) are Idaho; the last three (075) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Payette County?

Payette, with 8,754 residents inside Payette County in 2024.

Which counties border Payette County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Canyon County, ID; Malheur County, OR; Gem County, ID; Washington 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.