Counties in Idaho by average household size, 2024

Madison County had the highest average household size of 44 counties in 2024, at 3.2 persons per household. Custer County had the lowest, at 2.2 persons per household. The median was 2.7 persons per household and the figure for Idaho was 2.6 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3.2Madison County
Lowest2.2Custer County
Median2.744 counties
Idaho2.6History

All counties, 2024

Madison County: 3.2 persons per householdMadison County3.2Jefferson County: 3.2 persons per householdJefferson County3.2Bingham County: 3.1 persons per householdBingham County3.1Camas County: 3 persons per householdCamas County3Franklin County: 3 persons per householdFranklin County3Jerome County: 3 persons per householdJerome County3Cassia County: 3 persons per householdCassia County3Clark County: 2.9 persons per householdClark County2.9Bonneville County: 2.9 persons per householdBonneville County2.9Bear Lake County: 2.9 persons per householdBear Lake County2.9Fremont County: 2.9 persons per householdFremont County2.9Canyon County: 2.9 persons per householdCanyon County2.9Lincoln County: 2.9 persons per householdLincoln County2.9Caribou County: 2.9 persons per householdCaribou County2.9Power County: 2.9 persons per householdPower County2.9Owyhee County: 2.8 persons per householdOwyhee County2.8Valley County: 2.8 persons per householdValley County2.8Gooding County: 2.8 persons per householdGooding County2.8Payette County: 2.7 persons per householdPayette County2.7Minidoka County: 2.7 persons per householdMinidoka County2.7Gem County: 2.7 persons per householdGem County2.7Teton County: 2.7 persons per householdTeton County2.7Twin Falls County: 2.7 persons per householdTwin Falls County2.7Adams County: 2.6 persons per householdAdams County2.6Washington County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County2.6Bannock County: 2.6 persons per householdBannock County2.6Boundary County: 2.6 persons per householdBoundary County2.6Elmore County: 2.5 persons per householdElmore County2.5Kootenai County: 2.5 persons per householdKootenai County2.5Ada County: 2.5 persons per householdAda County2.5Bonner County: 2.5 persons per householdBonner County2.5Butte County: 2.5 persons per householdButte County2.5Idaho County: 2.5 persons per householdIdaho County2.5Benewah County: 2.5 persons per householdBenewah County2.5Oneida County: 2.5 persons per householdOneida County2.5Nez Perce County: 2.4 persons per householdNez Perce County2.4Blaine County: 2.4 persons per householdBlaine County2.4Shoshone County: 2.4 persons per householdShoshone County2.4Lemhi County: 2.3 persons per householdLemhi County2.3Boise County: 2.3 persons per householdBoise County2.3Latah County: 2.3 persons per householdLatah County2.3Lewis County: 2.3 persons per householdLewis County2.3Clearwater County: 2.3 persons per householdClearwater County2.3Custer County: 2.2 persons per householdCuster County2.2
persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
persons per household
Change on 2023
1Madison County3.2-6.1%
2Jefferson County3.2-0.3%
3Bingham County3.1+0.7%
4Camas County3-10.9%
4Franklin County3+1%
6Jerome County3+0.7%
7Cassia County3-1.7%
8Clark County2.9-0.7%
9Bonneville County2.9+0.3%
10Bear Lake County2.9+2.8%
11Fremont County2.9-1.7%
12Canyon County2.90%
12Lincoln County2.9+1.1%
14Caribou County2.9-1%
14Power County2.9-2.4%
16Owyhee County2.8-0.4%
17Valley County2.8-10.5%
18Gooding County2.8-2.5%
19Payette County2.70%
20Minidoka County2.7-2.2%
21Gem County2.7+0.4%
22Teton County2.7+0.4%
22Twin Falls County2.7-0.7%
24Adams County2.6+1.9%
25Washington County2.60%
26Bannock County2.6+0.8%
26Boundary County2.6-0.4%
28Elmore County2.5-0.8%
29Kootenai County2.5-0.4%
30Ada County2.5-0.8%
30Bonner County2.5-0.4%
32Butte County2.5-3.9%
32Idaho County2.5-1.2%
34Benewah County2.50%
35Oneida County2.5+2.5%
36Nez Perce County2.4+0.4%
37Blaine County2.4-4.1%
38Shoshone County2.4+0.4%
39Lemhi County2.3-1.7%
40Boise County2.3+0.9%
41Latah County2.3+2.7%
41Lewis County2.3-1.3%
43Clearwater County2.3-0.4%
44Custer County2.20%

Other periods

About this ranking

Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Counties in Idaho by average household size, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/idaho-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Madison County, with 3.2 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Custer County, with 2.2 persons per household in 2024.

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