Elmore
Idaho

What stands out

What stands out about Elmore County: the share working from home is in the bottom 10% of American counties (3%), homeownership is in the bottom 11% of American counties (63%), and the home price against local income is in the top 12% of American counties (3.5 years of income). Within Idaho it ranks 1st of 44 counties for the share working from home, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Elmore County, Idaho. 28,752 people live here with you. The population grew 1.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -53).

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 $55,000 a year, lower than 67% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $47,221. Unemployment runs 2.9%, lower than 69% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home.

Idaho takes 4.8% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,660 a year.

Home

The median home costs $361K, pricier than 81% of American counties, about 3.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $958 a month. Property tax is 0.64% of home value, roughly $1,495 a year on that median home, lower than 73% of American counties. 63% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 61% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 16 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 77.9 years, longer than 74% of American counties. There are 36 active physicians in the county, about 12.5 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 5.0 of 5 stars. 12.6% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.74 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 81% of American counties. 88% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 46 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 54% 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 49°F, highs near 62 and lows near 37, colder than 77% of American counties. About 20 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 79 out of 100, riskier than 79% of American counties; the county has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 184 Mbps down, slower than 57% of American counties. There are 14 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.8 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.