Buhl is a city of 4,673 people in Idaho. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 34.2. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. That trails the Idaho median by roughly 29%. Density works out to 2,487 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,568, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 97%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Buhl
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$85,202 → $247,500(+190%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share5.9% → 34.7%(+28.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate22.4% → 7.6%(−14.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Buhl's population equals 5.0% of Twin Falls County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.2% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 10.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.9%(45)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.4%(89)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.2%(134)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 303 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Buhl, decade by decade
Buhl population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,516
$39,037
$85,202
8.0%
17.3
2000
3,985
$52,179
$125,512
11.0%
39.7
2010
4,122
$46,512
$134,650
8.7%
50.8
2020
4,558
$50,816
$138,657
12.5%
59.5
2024
4,673
$55,568
$247,500
14.1%
61.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
