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Bingham County, ID

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

At a glance (2023)

Cost of living
92
8% below the U.S. average
Median home value
$258,000
national $303,400
Home prices, 5 years
+79.2%
over the 5 years to 2023
Monthly rent
$845
national $1,348
Homeownership
81%
national 65%
Unemployment
3.3%
national 3.6%
Household income
$76,842
national $78,538
Median age
34.8 yrs
national 38.7

Cost of living is the statewide price level for Idaho (state avg).

The cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. The median home is valued at $258,000 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 79% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $845 a month. Unemployment averaged 3.3% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $76,842. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved.

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Bingham County, ID saw a net gain of 1 tax-filing households and a net gain of 56 individuals. Against a population of about 50,395, that is a net inflow of about 1.1 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area gained $10M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 310 households, came from Bonneville County; the largest outflow, about 325 households, went to Bonneville County. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net gain of 635 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$10M
nominal dollars
Net households
+1
tax returns
Net people
+56
exemptions

+1.1 net people per 1,000 residents (population 50,395)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$66.6M
Moved out$56.6M
Net +$10M (nominal)
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Bingham County within Idaho

Bingham County is outlined, with arrows tracing its largest moves to and from other Idaho counties. Hover any county for its figures; click to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
Hover an area to trace its top 5 inbound (in) and outbound (out) moves.
Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
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Where movers came from

  1. 1Bonneville County, ID310$19.7M
  2. 2Bannock County, ID180$9.3M
  3. 3Madison County, ID45$1.7M
  4. 4Jefferson County, ID36$2.1M
  5. 5Ada County, ID28$1.3M
  6. 6Salt Lake County, UT27$1.4M
  7. 7Utah County, UT24$2.1M
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Where movers went

  1. 1Bonneville County, ID325$17.7M
  2. 2Bannock County, ID198$8.3M
  3. 3Utah County, UT35$1.5M
  4. 4Jefferson County, ID35$1.7M
  5. 5Ada County, ID35$1.6M
  6. 6Madison County, ID30$1.1M
  7. 7Power County, ID24$1.2M
  8. 8Salt Lake County, UT24$1.2M
  9. 9Canyon County, ID20$1.2M
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Churn by county · both directions at once

The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 20222023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort.

Bonneville County, ID310325-15+$2M
Bannock County, ID180198-18+$1M
Madison County, ID4530+15+$611K
Jefferson County, ID3635+1+$361K
Ada County, ID2835-7-$315K
Utah County, UT2435-11+$611K
Salt Lake County, UT2724+3+$191K
Power County, ID24
Canyon County, ID20

Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed.

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Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$78.6M (+1,757 people)
20122023
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Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$6.7M-555
2013-$1.9M-413
2014-$6.5M-201
2015-$7.2M-464
2016+$1.2M+92
2017+$11.9M+548
2018+$7.2M+462
2019+$11.8M+328
2020+$17.4M+705
2021+$20.4M+564
2022+$21.1M+635
2023+$10M+56
Migration in context

How big is this move, relative to the county?

In the 20222023 filing year, about 56 more people moved into Bingham County, ID than left (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net gain of about $10M in income (nominal) — in a county of 50,386 people.

Population
50,386
Census 2023 estimate
Net migration rate
+1.1
net people per 1,000 residents
A town of 10,000 would net about +11 people.
Net income per resident
+$199
nominal dollars
+$10M total across 50,386 residents.

The rate lets you compare Bingham County, ID with a countyof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people.

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Components of population change · 2023 (Census)

Where the county’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component.

Births
+625
Deaths
-473
Net domestic migration
+211
Net international migration
+50
Total change
+407

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers.

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Income & cost of living

What a dollar is worth here

Prices around Bingham County, ID run about 8% below the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $108 buys in the average American community. The figures below apply that to income, each compared to the U.S. average of $70,002 per person.

Income per person
$50,705
what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal)
28% below the U.S. average
Price level
92.2
100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity)
everyday costs about 7.8% lower than average
What that income buys
$54,973
local income restated at U.S.-average prices
21% below the U.S. average
Cheaper than U.S. avgU.S. average (100)Pricier

This county isn't in a metro area that BEA prices separately, so cost of living shows the Idaho (state avg) figure.

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Where the cost comes from · price parity by category

Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category. Housing is usually what separates one place from another.

Housing & rents86.9
Goods95.9
Utilities68.1
Other services93.3

Housing is measured from rents (including an estimated rental value for owner-occupied homes), so a run-up in purchase prices shows here only as it reaches rents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer income above. How the data works.

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Who lives here

The people of Bingham County, ID

American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers).

Median age
34.8
years
Median household income
$76,842
per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal)
2% below the U.S. median
College degree
21%
adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher
Poverty rate
11.0%
residents below the poverty line
Average commute
22 min
mean travel time to work
Broadband at home
90%
households with any broadband
Race and ethnicity (share of residents)
White 74%Hispanic 18%Black 0%Asian 0%Other 8%

White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works.

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Housing · what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023)

Median home value
$258,000
owner-occupied homes
15% below the U.S. median
Median rent
$845
gross rent per month
37% below the U.S. median
Homeownership
81%
of occupied homes are owner-occupied
Home-price appreciation · FHFA index, 2023
Past year
+0.8%
price change, 2022 to 2023
Past 5 years
+79%
price change, 2018 to 2023

A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index.

New home construction · building permits, 2023
234new housing units authorized in 2023
Single-family 97%Multifamily 3%

Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works.

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Local economy & risk

Jobs and natural hazards

Unemployment rate
3.3%
BLS 2023 annual average
Labor force
22,934
22,174 employed
Disaster declarations
major federal, 2023

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works.

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Unemployment now
3.4%
April 2026 · ▲ 0.3 points vs April 2025
January 2024April 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this county, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works.

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How Bingham County, ID has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page.

YearDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
20243,87816,188585R +59.620,651
20204,12415,295577R +55.919,996
20162,92410,9072,794R +48.016,625
20123,82213,440341R +54.617,603
20084,42412,230501R +45.517,155
20043,60512,734225R +55.116,564
20003,31010,628527R +50.614,465

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast.

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