Latah County, ID (Idaho) has about 41,049 residents. Workers there whose highest education is a bachelor's degree earn a median of $52,176 a year, about 21% more than workers with a high school diploma ($43,098) (Census Bureau, 2020-2024, everyone 25 and over with earnings). Median rent is $929 a month and the median home is worth $368,600. This page gathers public data about the county's pay, housing, jobs and health-care access. Counties are listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank places.

Pay by education level

High school diploma$43,098
Some college or associate's degree$40,727
Bachelor's degree$52,176
Graduate or professional degree$63,235
All workers 25 and over$46,598

Bachelor's premium

+21%

Bachelor's pay over high school pay

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

43%

Ages 25 and over

Median household income

$65,424

Census ACS 2020-2024

Urban-rural classification

Code 4 of 9

Nonmetro - Urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area (USDA ERS, 2023)

Income per person

$55,988

BEA, 2024; includes all income, children and retirees

Housing and cost

Median rent

$929/mo

Gross rent, ACS 2020-2024

Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms

$942/mo

HUD, fiscal year 2025

Median home value

$368,600

Owner-occupied homes

Home price change, 2020 to 2025

+55.2%

FHFA House Price Index; -1.5% from 2024 to 2025; +110.0% from 2015 to 2025

Rent as a share of bachelor's pay

21%

A year of median rent over median bachelor's earnings

Renters paying 30%+ of income

53%

Renter households

Jobs and work

Unemployment rate, all workers

3.1%

BLS, 2024 annual average

Jobs located here, 2025

15,026

Average pay per job $50,301 a year at 1,424 employers; +2.0% from 2024 (BLS; jobs located in this area, wherever workers live)

Gross domestic product, 2024

$2.1 billion

Real growth -0.2% from 2023 (BEA, current dollars)

Moved in from another state or abroad, bachelor's or higher

5.1%

Of adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher, the share who lived in another state or abroad a year earlier (±1.5); 3.3% (±1.1) among adults without one; ACS 2020-2024

Unemployment, bachelor's degree or higher

1.9%

Ages 25-64, ACS 2020-2024

Unemployment, high school diploma

0.9%

Ages 25-64, ACS 2020-2024

Private-sector jobs per 100 residents

26

Jobs located in the county (Census CBP 2023)

Average pay per private-sector job

$40,111

Census CBP 2023

Commutes of 45 minutes or more

9%

Share of workers

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first majorThis countyUnited States
Science and engineering45.1%36.1%
Science and engineering related fields7.6%10.0%
Business11.7%20.1%
Education10.7%10.9%
Arts, humanities and other24.9%23.0%

Share of adults 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree, by the field of their first major (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Table C15010; the Census Bureau’s own groups, listed in a fixed order, not ranked; margins of error at most 3.5 points). A description of who lives here, not a prediction for any person.

The largest private-sector industries by jobs are retail trade (19%), hotels and restaurants (19%), health care and social assistance (17%) (Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023; employment in cells Census withholds is not shown).

Pay by industry, 2025

Private-sector jobs and average annual pay by industry, listed alphabetically (MajorPays does not rank industries or places). All industries together, including government: 15,026 jobs, average pay $50,301 a year. A row is missing when the Bureau of Labor Statistics withholds it to protect privacy or when there are fewer than 10 jobs.

IndustryJobsAverage annual pay
Accommodation and food services1,730$20,293
Administrative and support and waste management services243$49,709
Arts, entertainment, and recreation124$14,504
Construction727$56,897
Educational services384$43,213
Finance and insurance182$64,412
Health care and social assistance2,155$47,198
Management of companies and enterprises27$91,790
Manufacturing631$64,474
Professional, scientific, and technical services757$80,217
Real estate and rental and leasing177$41,983
Retail trade2,059$31,305
Transportation and warehousing61$57,525
Utilities26$62,748
Wholesale trade309$75,610

People and access

Poverty rate

14.3%

All ages, Census SAIPE 2023 (model-based estimate)

Child poverty rate

9.1%

Under 18, Census SAIPE 2023

Median age

30.6

Years

Households with broadband

90%

Any broadband subscription

People without health insurance

8.1%

All ages, ACS 2020-2024

Homeownership rate

59%

Occupied homes that are owner-occupied

Residents enrolled in college

9,240

23.3% of residents 3 and older (±546); U.S. 6.6%; includes graduate school; wherever they study

Adults 25 to 34 with a bachelor's or higher

46.7%

±5.2; U.S. 39.6%; ACS 2020-2024

People ages 18 to 24

21.6%

9,031 people in July 2025, +9.8% since July 2020 (Census population estimates)

Workers who work from home

9.9%

Workers 16 and over

Veterans among adults

6.1%

Civilian adults 18 and over

Health care access

HRSA's shortage score runs from 0 to 25 (26 for dental); higher means a bigger shortage of providers in a designated area. Highest score in this county: primary care 16, mental health 16. Designations can cover part of a county and change over time (Health Resources and Services Administration).

Colleges in this county

2 colleges in the federal directory are located here, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

CollegeTypeLevelStudents, fall 2024
New Saint Andrews CollegePrivate nonprofit4-year or above413
University of IdahoPublic4-year or above12,286

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, county of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

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Sources: pay by education level, household income, rent, home value, rent burden, commute times, median age, broadband, health insurance, home ownership, college enrollment, working from home and veterans from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (Tables B20004, B15003, B19013, B25064, B25077, B25070, B08303, B01002, B28002, B27010, B25003, B14001, B08301, B21001 and B23006; earnings are published medians for everyone 25 and over with earnings, so they include part-time workers and run lower than full-time figures; median earnings, income, rent and home values are shown only when their margin of error is at most 20%; shares such as rent burden, commutes and broadband are shown only when their margin of error is at most 7 percentage points, and median age only when its margin is at most 20%; rent as a share of bachelor's pay is MajorPays' calculation). Unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024 annual averages; unemployment by education level (ACS Table B23006) is shown only when its margin of error is at most 2.5 percentage points, so small areas often show none. Jobs per 100 residents, average pay per job and largest industries: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (private-sector, non-farm employers; Census adds noise to protect businesses; jobs are counted where they are located). Income per person: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. Poverty: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2023 (model-based estimates with margins of error). Fair market rent: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, fiscal year 2025 (HUD's estimate of gross rent for standard units, generally at the 40th percentile and at the 50th in some areas, set for housing-market areas; it is a program standard, not an average market rent). Pay by industry: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages (jobs covered by unemployment insurance, including government where stated; average annual pay is total wages divided by average jobs, includes bonuses, and is pay per job, not per person; self-employed people are not counted). Home price change: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual House Price Index for counties (all-transactions index, not seasonally adjusted; it measures how prices of repeat-sale and refinanced single-family homes changed, not the price level; changes are not adjusted for inflation; less reliable for counties with few sales). Recent movers by education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Table B07009 (adults 25 and over who lived in a different state or abroad one year earlier; shown only when the margin of error is at most 8 points). Poverty by education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Table B17003 (shown only when each margin of error is at most 8 points). Field of bachelor's degree: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Table C15010 (shown only when each margin of error is at most 5 points). Jobs located here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages (jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the county; average pay is total wages divided by jobs and includes bonuses and high earners, so it is not a median or what a graduate earns; figures are revised). Gross domestic product: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, GDP by county, 2024 (current dollars and real growth; revised; areas BEA combines are left out). Residents enrolled in college: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Table B14001 (people living in the area who are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school; shown only when the margin of error is at most a quarter of the estimate). Adults 25 to 34 with a bachelor's or higher: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Table B15001 (shown only when the margin of error is at most 6 points). People ages 18 to 24: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age, vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2020; estimates are revised, and changes can swing widely in college towns). Urban-rural classification: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (1 = most urban, 9 = most rural; a classification of the county, not a measure of quality). Shortage-area scores: U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Professional Shortage Areas (designated area-based designations; designations can cover part of a county). MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; none of these agencies has approved or endorsed this presentation. Figures describe a county as a whole, not any person in it. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.