Power County is a county of 8,133 people in Idaho. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 6 people per square mile. The median age is 34.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $212,900.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,146, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Power County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share12.4% → 34.3%(+21.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.1% → 15.3%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share83.7% → 60.5%(−23.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)21.6%(76)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(75)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.9%(144)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 352 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
Power County, decade by decade
Power County 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
7,086
$59,452
$118,563
11.1%
35.4
2000
7,538
$58,705
$149,558
14.3%
50.1
2010
7,817
$58,756
$175,362
18.9%
59.0
2020
7,878
$61,831
$180,715
15.7%
64.0
2024
8,133
$61,146
$212,900
15.3%
64.3
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.
