Clark
Idaho

What stands out

If you had to describe Clark County in numbers, start here: high-school completion is among the lowest in America (62%), the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000), and the average temperature is in the bottom 4% of American counties (43°F). Within Idaho it ranks 1st of 44 counties for high-school completion, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Clark County, Idaho. 756 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -20).

Idaho has a flat 5.3% income tax and grew faster than almost any state between 2015 and 2023, driven by arrivals from California and Washington to the Boise area. Home prices in Ada County more than doubled in that stretch. The state offers a property-tax reduction for lower-income seniors and taxes Social Security for nobody.

Money

The typical household here brings in $53,500 a year, lower than 71% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $61,984. Unemployment runs 3.6%, higher than 57% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home.

Idaho takes 4.8% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,581 a year.

Home

The median home costs $256K, pricier than 58% of American counties, about 2.9 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $713 a month. Property tax is 0.40% of home value, roughly $686 a year on that median home, lower than 95% of American counties. 71% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.4 per 1,000 residents, higher than 77% of American counties.

There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 19.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

62% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 72 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 68% of eligible voters turned out. Under Idaho law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 43°F, highs near 55 and lows near 31, colder than 96% of American counties. About 15 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 5 out of 100, safer than 95% of American counties; the county has had 4 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 88 Mbps down, slower than 91% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation.