COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mackay vs Hailey
PLACE A
Mackay, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Hailey, Idaho
Mackay is 95% smaller than Hailey. Hailey earns more, with a median household income $46,863 higher. Hailey has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -15%).
MACKAYHAILEYDIFFERENCE
Total population48010,053−95% vs Hailey
Population density5542,557−2,002
Population growth-15.1%15.1%−30.2 pts
Median age61.741.3+20.4
Male40.4%53.1%−12.7 pts
Female59.6%46.9%+12.7 pts
Foreign-born0.2%16.6%−16.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%65.6%+23.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino8.3%29.8%−21.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.5%4.6%−2.1 pts
Median household income$43,897$90,760−$46,863
Per capita income$33,102$45,285−$12,183
Poverty rate19.9%7.4%+12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.386+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%39.0%−10.5 pts
Graduate degree6.2%7.0%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation30.8%79.2%−48.4 pts
Median home value$279,500$637,800−$358,300
Median gross rent$631$1,460−$829
Owner-occupied74.7%71.0%+3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.1%9.2%+17.0 pts
Rent-burdened households58.6%30.4%+28.2 pts
Average commute16.418.9−2.5
Worked from home4.7%10.3%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured5.5%11.4%−5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025