Gooding County, ID

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Gooding County, Idaho. Population: 15.5K.

Median Home Price
$362.4K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income
$62.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
5.8x

Less affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$89.4K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,223

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.34%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,832
Property Tax$102
Insurance$151
Total Monthly$2,085
Historical Home Prices
2015
$136.6K
2016
$146.8K
+7.5%%
2017
$150.0K
+2.1%%
2018
$165.8K
+10.5%%
2019
$191.1K
+15.3%%
2020
$229.4K
+20.1%%
2021
$303.8K
+32.4%%
2022
$328.5K
+8.1%%
2023
$332.1K
+1.1%%
2024
$342.3K
+3.1%%
2025
$339.6K
-0.8%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.0%%

Below national average

Population Density
21

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
19.5

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
64.1%
Black
0.1%
Hispanic
31%
Asian
0.7%
Native American
1.6%
Two or More Races
2.5%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
49°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
174

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
10.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 25/100

January Low
40°F

Average winter low

July High
92°F

Average summer high