Clark County, Idaho
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Population Profile
Educational Attainment
Employment Overview
- Income gap: Households earn meaningfully less than the national median, which directly affects retail demand, housing absorption, and tax base.
- Below the state median: Median household income runs $22,592 (29.0%) under the Idaho median, so statewide income averages overstate local household buying power.
- Cost of living stretches income further: Local prices run 4.5% below the national average, so the nominal median of $55,208 is worth $57,809 at national average prices. BEA publishes price parity at state level, not county level.
- Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 15.2 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
- Young population: Median age of 31 is materially below the U.S. norm, a workforce pipeline asset.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Largest private-sector industry: Wholesale Trade employs 45 workers, at an average wage of $119,188. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 124 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $57M (2024).
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Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
for rent or sale
HUD Fair Market Rents
- In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.9x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
- Elevated vacancy: 38.8% of housing units are vacant, above the Idaho rate of 10.3%, and down from 48.4% in 2019.
- Mostly second homes: seasonal, recreational and occasional-use units are 64.8% of vacant units, so the headline rate is not available supply.
- Genuinely available supply: units listed for rent or for sale are 0% of the vacant stock, or 0% of all housing units against the 38.8% headline vacancy rate. Absorbable supply for an incoming employer is thin, and the gap between the two is the redevelopment and conversion opportunity.
- Affordable rent tiers: 2 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $37,500 can pay without cost burden (~$938/mo), and 41.7% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Education & Talent Pipeline
Aging Workforce
Workforce by Occupation
- Healthy participation: 61.1% labor force participation reflects a steady, available local workforce.
- Talent pipeline: no college, university, or technical school is located in Clark County per the IPEDS institutional directory, so any training pipeline serving it runs through institutions outside the county.
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Updated from official federal government data.
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Clark County, Idaho, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Clark County, Idaho?
849 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Clark County, Idaho?
$55,208 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Idaho (95.5 against a national average of 100), that is $57,809 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at state level; there is no county-level figure.
What is the unemployment rate in Clark County, Idaho?
4.1% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Clark County, Idaho?
$57M (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
