Nez Perce
Idaho

What stands out

What stands out about Nez Perce County: winter sunshine is in the bottom 2% of American counties (-2.3 on the USDA scale), the average commute is in the bottom 8% of American counties (16 minutes), and the overdose death rate is in the top 10% of American counties (35 per 100,000). Within Idaho it ranks 6th of 44 counties for winter sunshine, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Nez Perce County, Idaho. 42,200 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +212).

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 $65,023 a year, higher than 62% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $54,589. Unemployment runs 2.6%, lower than 81% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 16 minutes each way.

Idaho takes 4.9% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,191 a year.

Home

The median home costs $391K, pricier than 85% of American counties, about 2.9 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $918 a month. Property tax is 0.82% of home value, roughly $2,127 a year on that median home, lower than 54% of American counties. 72% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.0 per 1,000 residents, higher than 59% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 35 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 76.2 years, longer than 55% of American counties. There are 75 active physicians in the county, about 17.8 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 9.5% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.92 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 61% of American counties. 93% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 34 points. 66% 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 52°F, highs near 63 and lows near 40, colder than 68% of American counties. About 20 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 17 out of 100, safer than 83% of American counties; the county has had 15 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 152 Mbps down, slower than 70% of American counties. There are 5 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.