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Twin Falls County

Idaho · 97,539 residents (2025 est.) · 1,922 sq mi
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Twin Falls County is a county of 93,734 people in Idaho. The population is up 46% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 24% of adults. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average. Density works out to 49 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 9%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 100%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
93,734
+46%since 2000
from 64,284 in 2000
97,539 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
49 / sq mi
+29%since 2009
from 38 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.1
+3%since 2000
from 34.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,922 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
50K62K74K86K98K19902000201020202024Twin Falls County
202494K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(5,903)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(6,598)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.2%(7,674)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.6%(7,090)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(5,577)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.2%(12,391)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.3%(12,440)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.8%(10,138)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.1%(10,375)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.9%(9,246)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(4,629)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(1,673)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,409
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,506 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,344
+112%since 2000
from $16,678 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.0%
+25.6 ptssince 2009
from 19.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 12.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.442
+11%since 2010
from 0.398 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade13%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing6.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction6.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Finance & insurance5.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$337,900
+100%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $92,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,089
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $489 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
70.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 68.3% in 2000
29.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.65 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.5%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.8%
+16.0 ptssince 2009
from 32.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.0
+50%since 2009
from 3.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
74
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.7%(56,390)
Black0.2%(97)
Hispanic / Latino9.4%(6,026)
Asian0.7%(465)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.3%(70,557)
Black0.8%(766)
Hispanic / Latino18%(16,912)
Asian1.1%(1,060)
Other4.7%(4,439)
Diversity Score
50
+48%since 2009
from 34 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
18
−15%since 2020
from 21 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican15.3%(14,343)
Colombian0.5%(449)
Spaniard0.2%(222)
Peruvian0.2%(207)
Guatemalan0.2%(180)
Costa Rican0.2%(151)
Puerto Rican0.1%(84)
Ecuadorian0.1%(72)
Chilean0.1%(53)
Cuban0%(44)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Nepalese0.4%(336)
Burmese0.1%(127)
Asian Indian0.1%(98)
Korean0.1%(61)
Filipino0.1%(56)
Kazakh0%(37)
Chinese0%(20)
Laotian0%(16)
Japanese0%(12)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan0.1%(130)
Samoan0%(25)
Ancestry
English17.3%(16,197)
German14.1%(13,199)
Irish8.8%(8,292)
American6.5%(6,139)
Scottish3.4%(3,196)
Italian2.1%(1,972)
Swedish2%(1,890)
Norwegian1.8%(1,713)
Dutch1.8%(1,692)
Danish1.5%(1,445)
French1.3%(1,178)
Welsh1%(980)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.6%(590)
Portuguese0.6%(553)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(481)
Russian0.5%(438)
Arab0.5%(437)
Swiss0.5%(433)
British0.4%(400)
Czech0.4%(363)
Turkish0.3%(278)
Hungarian0.3%(254)
Greek0.2%(210)
Bulgarian0.2%(196)
Finnish0.2%(183)
Iraqi0.2%(170)
Canadian0.2%(157)
Ukrainian0.2%(141)
Croatian0.1%(108)
Lebanese0.1%(94)
Austrian0.1%(53)
Serbian0%(42)
Ghanaian0%(37)
Slovene0%(34)
Nigerian0%(29)
Armenian0%(28)
Belgian0%(18)
Romanian0%(13)
Syrian0%(12)
Slovak0%(8)
Israeli0%(4)
Haitian0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.5%
+7.5 ptssince 2000
from 16.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.3%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 81.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.4%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.8 min
+53%since 2000
from 11.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 79.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.0%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2011
from 64.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 71.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.7%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 26.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
8.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.4%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2012
from 12.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.2%
−9.4 ptssince 2013
from 19.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.1%
+13.5 ptssince 2017
from 77.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 92.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 83.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 86.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 10.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.5%(10,651)
Married56.2%(20,308)
Widowed3.7%(1,333)
Divorced10.6%(3,816)
Women 15+
Never married22.9%(8,581)
Married52.5%(19,679)
Widowed8.6%(3,212)
Divorced16%(5,979)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.2%
−9.4 ptssince 2013
from 19.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 50.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.6%
−4.0 ptssince 2020
from 19.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.0%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2020
from 68.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.7%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 34.0% 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)23.9%(1,216)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(1,130)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(1,769)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(267)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(13)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,096 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Twin Falls County, Idaho?

Twin Falls County, Idaho has about 93,734 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Twin Falls County, Idaho?

The typical household in Twin Falls County, Idaho earns about $67,409 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Twin Falls County, Idaho expensive?

In Twin Falls County, Idaho, the median home is worth about $337,900, and the typical rent is about $1,089 a month.

How educated are people in Twin Falls County, Idaho?

About 23.5% of adults age 25 and over in Twin Falls County, Idaho hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Twin Falls County, Idaho?

About 11.5% of people in Twin Falls County, Idaho live below the federal poverty line.

Has Twin Falls County, Idaho grown since 1990?

Yes, Twin Falls County, Idaho has grown since 1990. The population has added about 40,154 residents, a change of about 75 percent over that period.

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