CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Horseshoe Bend

Idaho · 665 residents · 1.09 sq mi

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With 665 people, Horseshoe Bend is a city in Idaho. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $41,100. The average commute runs 31 minutes. That trails the Idaho median by roughly 23%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

665

−14%vs 2000

vs 770 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024758

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.4%(76)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.8%(65)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(50)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(26)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(118)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(87)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(62)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(57)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(31)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,559

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,125 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,572

−23%vs 2000

vs $12,486 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.2%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,100

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $479 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

19.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(684)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino9%(69)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(645)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(31)

Asian0%(0)

Other3%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(24)

Central American0.5%(4)

Nicaraguan0.5%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino2.1%(16)

Ancestry

German16.1%(122)

American14.8%(112)

English14%(106)

Irish10.9%(83)

Norwegian3%(23)

Polish2.6%(20)

Dutch2.4%(18)

French2.1%(16)

Welsh1.2%(9)

Italian1.1%(8)

Swedish1.1%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(7)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.7%(5)

Slovak0.5%(4)

French Canadian0.4%(3)

Arab0.3%(2)

Lebanese0.3%(2)

Austrian0.3%(2)

British0.1%(1)

Romanian0.1%(1)

Russian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.8 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 31.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.2%(100)

Married53.8%(191)

Widowed1.7%(6)

Divorced16.3%(58)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(71)

Married53.2%(168)

Widowed8.5%(27)

Divorced15.8%(50)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−16.5 ptssince 2013

from 22.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.9%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.3%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.4%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.0%

+16.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.8%

+20.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)23.2%(16)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.9%(31)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 69 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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