Idaho Population, Economy, Jobs & Key Trends | Data Lab

Region: Idaho
Coverage: 1805 - 2024
Report ID: RH-35FCD9B31265CC28
URL: https://greenblog.co.kr/en/data-report/idaho-population-economy-jobs-key-trends-data-lab/

=== Full report ===
Idaho's recent story is not just one of growth. Population keeps moving upward, housing and household income change at different speeds, and the labor series follows its own cycle. Add Boise's state-capital role, a nationally important nuclear-research complex and a vast network of protected landscapes, and the state becomes easier to understand as a connected regional system. Growth is persistent, but its effects are uneven Idaho's population series rises without a decline across the observed window. That persistence makes growth a structural feature of the period rather than a one-year rebound. Population growth matters differently across the state. Boise concentrates government, education and urban services, while many communities are shaped by distance, public land and smaller local economies. Housing and income tell different affordability stories Median home value first falls and then enters a sustained climb. Household income also rises over the long run, but its early pause and later acceleration follow a different path. Because the two series do not move in lockstep, rising income should not be treated as a complete measure of housing affordability. The relationship between earnings, housing and location is more informative than either measure alone. The labor series improves, then bends slightly Unemployment increases in the early part of the series and then declines across many successive observations. That long descent is one of the clearest changes in the labor profile. The latest observation edges upward. One small reversal does not establish a new labor-market trend, so the next releases will matter for distinguishing noise from a more durable change. Research and protected landscapes define Idaho beyond the metrics Idaho National Laboratory gives the state an unusual national role in nuclear-energy research. The EBR-I milestone is part of a scientific identity that sits alongside agriculture, resource industries and growing urban centers. Craters of the Moon, Sawtooth and City of Rocks show another side of the state: volcanic terrain, mountain recreation, historic travel corridors and large protected landscapes. Conservation and outdoor access are essential parts of Idaho's regional geography. Sources US_EIA · Total primary energy productionUS_EIA · Total energy consumptionUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · PopulationUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Median household incomeUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Median home valueUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Unemployment rate FAQ What is the clearest long-term pattern in Idaho? Population growth is the most consistent pattern because it continues through every observation. Income and housing also rise over the long run, but both have their own turning points. Does rising household income mean housing became easier to afford? Not necessarily. Home values and household income both rise, but their pace and timing differ, so affordability needs to be assessed separately. What makes Idaho distinctive beyond the economic indicators? Its state-capital hub in Boise, the Idaho National Laboratory research complex and major protected landscapes such as Craters of the Moon, Sawtooth and City of Rocks are defining features. Idaho combines sustained population growth with a major housing upswing, rising household income and a much lower long-run unemployment profile. Its regional identity is also shaped by nuclear research, public lands and protected volcanic and mountain landscapes, making the state more than the sum of its economic indicators.

=== Metrics ===
Total primary energy production	1985	56084	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1986	61146	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1987	44931	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1988	40889	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1989	59018	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1990	55796	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1991	54593	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1992	49021	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1993	59217	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1994	52046	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1995	64081	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1996	72208	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1997	79533	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1998	72434	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1999	75764	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2000	66995	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2001	55054	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2002	54490	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2003	53472	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2004	56498	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2005	64817	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2006	72248	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2007	66117	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2008	71339	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2009	65792	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2010	72555	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2011	85405	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2012	77725	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2013	72903	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2014	83504	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2015	89034	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2016	89415	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2017	97489	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2018	99564	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2019	95528	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2020	73525	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2021	69480	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2022	80766	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2023	77606	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2024	77508	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1985	340363	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1986	327985	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1987	333521	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1988	354967	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1989	386190	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1990	340787	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1991	350770	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1992	371064	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1993	366600	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1994	393148	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1995	386129	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1996	400574	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1997	395691	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1998	415600	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1999	434818	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2000	466227	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2001	449829	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2002	432653	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2003	410104	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2004	442107	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2005	452949	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2006	447801	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2007	475593	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2008	468048	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2009	428088	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2010	455550	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2011	421579	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2012	427590	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2013	455306	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2014	444877	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2015	467831	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2016	463515	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2017	468820	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2018	467215	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2019	485154	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2020	463090	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2021	490781	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2022	513797	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2023	512597	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2024	493435	Billion Btu
Population	2011	1549987	persons
Population	2012	1567803	persons
Population	2013	1583364	persons
Population	2014	1599464	persons
Population	2015	1616547	persons
Population	2016	1635483	persons
Population	2017	1657375	persons
Population	2018	1687809	persons
Population	2019	1717750	persons
Population	2020	1754367	persons
Population	2021	1811617	persons
Population	2022	1854109	persons
Population	2023	1893296	persons
Population	2024	1934262	persons
Median household income	2011	46890	US dollars
Median household income	2012	47015	US dollars
Median household income	2013	46767	US dollars
Median household income	2014	47334	US dollars
Median household income	2015	47583	US dollars
Median household income	2016	49174	US dollars
Median household income	2017	50985	US dollars
Median household income	2018	53089	US dollars
Median household income	2019	55785	US dollars
Median household income	2020	58915	US dollars
Median household income	2021	63377	US dollars
Median household income	2022	70214	US dollars
Median household income	2023	74636	US dollars
Median household income	2024	77800	US dollars
Median home value	2011	171300	US dollars
Median home value	2012	167100	US dollars
Median home value	2013	162100	US dollars
Median home value	2014	160500	US dollars
Median home value	2015	162900	US dollars
Median home value	2016	167900	US dollars
Median home value	2017	176800	US dollars
Median home value	2018	192300	US dollars
Median home value	2019	212300	US dollars
Median home value	2020	235600	US dollars
Median home value	2021	266500	US dollars
Median home value	2022	331600	US dollars
Median home value	2023	376000	US dollars
Median home value	2024	418600	US dollars
Unemployment rate	2011	7.8801894267446	percent
Unemployment rate	2012	8.5457812984708	percent
Unemployment rate	2013	8.8015258475803	percent
Unemployment rate	2014	8.0806589245041	percent
Unemployment rate	2015	7.1724502802873	percent
Unemployment rate	2016	6.2067461564611	percent
Unemployment rate	2017	5.3512957245767	percent
Unemployment rate	2018	4.6717834054464	percent
Unemployment rate	2019	4.3326055769965	percent
Unemployment rate	2020	4.2099901643951	percent
Unemployment rate	2021	4.0351777174572	percent
Unemployment rate	2022	3.7630410184031	percent
Unemployment rate	2023	3.6782081026103	percent
Unemployment rate	2024	3.7332548612217	percent

=== Timeline ===
1805 1805
  - Lewis and Clark Expedition enters present-day Idaho — The Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed Lemhi Pass into present-day Idaho, marking a major milestone in the region's exploration and overland-route history.
1863 1863
  - Idaho Territory is created — The federal government created Idaho Territory, establishing a separate territorial administration across a large part of the inland West.
1890 1890
  - Idaho becomes a state — Idaho entered the Union as a state, replacing territorial administration with a formal state-government system.
1924 1924
  - Craters of the Moon is designated a national monument — The federal government designated Craters of the Moon to protect its unusual lava fields and volcanic landscape in southern Idaho.
1951 1951
  - EBR-I reaches a nuclear-electricity milestone — At EBR-I in Idaho, a historic experiment produced usable electricity from nuclear energy, highlighting the region's emerging role in nuclear research.
1972 1972
  - Sawtooth National Recreation Area is established — Federal legislation established Sawtooth National Recreation Area, creating a long-term framework to protect central Idaho's scenic, natural, historic, wildlife and recreation values.
1976 1976
  - Teton Dam fails — Teton Dam in southeastern Idaho failed, causing severe downstream flooding and becoming a major turning point in federal dam-safety practice.
1986 1986
  - Total primary energy production: 61146 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 327985 Billion Btu
1987 1987
  - Total primary energy production: 44931 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 333521 Billion Btu
1988 1988
  - Total primary energy production: 40889 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 354967 Billion Btu
1989 1989
  - Total primary energy production: 59018 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 386190 Billion Btu
1990 1990
  - Total primary energy production: 55796 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 340787 Billion Btu
1991 1991
  - Total primary energy production: 54593 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 350770 Billion Btu
1992 1992
  - Total primary energy production: 49021 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 371064 Billion Btu
1993 1993
  - Total primary energy production: 59217 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 366600 Billion Btu
1994 1994
  - Total primary energy production: 52046 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 393148 Billion Btu
1995 1995
  - Total primary energy production: 64081 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 386129 Billion Btu
1996 1996
  - Total primary energy production: 72208 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 400574 Billion Btu
1997 1997
  - Total primary energy production: 79533 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 395691 Billion Btu
1998 1998
  - Total primary energy production: 72434 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 415600 Billion Btu
1999 1999
  - Total primary energy production: 75764 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 434818 Billion Btu
2000 2000
  - Total primary energy production: 66995 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 466227 Billion Btu
2001 2001
  - Total primary energy production: 55054 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 449829 Billion Btu
2002 2002
  - Total primary energy production: 54490 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 432653 Billion Btu
2003 2003
  - Total primary energy production: 53472 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 410104 Billion Btu
2004 2004
  - Total primary energy production: 56498 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 442107 Billion Btu
2005 2005
  - Total primary energy production: 64817 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 452949 Billion Btu
2006 2006
  - Total primary energy production: 72248 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 447801 Billion Btu
2007 2007
  - Total primary energy production: 66117 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 475593 Billion Btu
2008 2008
  - Total primary energy production: 71339 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 468048 Billion Btu
2009 2009
  - Total primary energy production: 65792 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 428088 Billion Btu
2010 2010
  - Total primary energy production: 72555 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 455550 Billion Btu
2011 2011
  - Total primary energy production: 85405 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 421579 Billion Btu
2012 2012
  - Total primary energy production: 77725 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 427590 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1567803 persons
  - Median household income: 47015 US dollars
  - Median home value: 167100 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 8.5457812984708 percent
2013 2013
  - Total primary energy production: 72903 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 455306 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1583364 persons
  - Median household income: 46767 US dollars
  - Median home value: 162100 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 8.8015258475803 percent
2014 2014
  - Total primary energy production: 83504 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 444877 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1599464 persons
  - Median household income: 47334 US dollars
  - Median home value: 160500 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 8.0806589245041 percent
2015 2015
  - Total primary energy production: 89034 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 467831 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1616547 persons
  - Median household income: 47583 US dollars
  - Median home value: 162900 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 7.1724502802873 percent
  - Boulder-White Clouds wilderness areas are designated — New wilderness designations in central Idaho's Boulder-White Clouds region strengthened long-term protection of high-mountain ecosystems and wild landscapes.
2016 2016
  - Total primary energy production: 89415 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 463515 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1635483 persons
  - Median household income: 49174 US dollars
  - Median home value: 167900 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 6.2067461564611 percent
2017 2017
  - Total primary energy production: 97489 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 468820 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1657375 persons
  - Median household income: 50985 US dollars
  - Median home value: 176800 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.3512957245767 percent
2018 2018
  - Total primary energy production: 99564 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 467215 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1687809 persons
  - Median household income: 53089 US dollars
  - Median home value: 192300 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.6717834054464 percent
2019 2019
  - Total primary energy production: 95528 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 485154 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1717750 persons
  - Median household income: 55785 US dollars
  - Median home value: 212300 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.3326055769965 percent
2020 2020
  - Total primary energy production: 73525 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 463090 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1754367 persons
  - Median household income: 58915 US dollars
  - Median home value: 235600 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.2099901643951 percent
2021 2021
  - Total primary energy production: 69480 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 490781 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1811617 persons
  - Median household income: 63377 US dollars
  - Median home value: 266500 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 4.0351777174572 percent
2022 2022
  - Total primary energy production: 80766 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 513797 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1854109 persons
  - Median household income: 70214 US dollars
  - Median home value: 331600 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 3.7630410184031 percent
2023 2023
  - Total primary energy production: 77606 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 512597 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1893296 persons
  - Median household income: 74636 US dollars
  - Median home value: 376000 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 3.6782081026103 percent
2024 2024
  - Total primary energy production: 77508 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 493435 Billion Btu
  - Population: 1934262 persons
  - Median household income: 77800 US dollars
  - Median home value: 418600 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 3.7332548612217 percent

=== Regional places ===
- Major city: Boise — Boise is Idaho's capital and a major urban hub for state government, education, culture and services.
- Nature & parks: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve — Craters of the Moon is a defining Idaho protected landscape of lava flows, craters and volcanic terrain, linking geology with conservation and recreation.
- Nature & parks: Sawtooth National Recreation Area — Sawtooth National Recreation Area is a central Idaho landscape managed for scenic, natural, historic, wildlife and recreation values.
- Landmark: City of Rocks National Reserve — City of Rocks combines dramatic granite formations with California Trail history, making it both a natural landmark and a cultural landscape.
- Research & innovation: Idaho National Laboratory — Idaho National Laboratory is a long-standing center for nuclear-energy research and development and a defining institution in Idaho's scientific landscape.
- Education: Boise State University — Boise State University is a major higher-education institution in Idaho's capital and an important anchor for education, research and urban culture.

=== Sources ===
- US_EIA TEPRB https://api.eia.gov/v2/seds/data/
- US_EIA TETCB https://api.eia.gov/v2/seds/data/
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B01003_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B19013_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B25077_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B23025_003E+B23025_005E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
