How many people live in Payette County, ID?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 27,700 people living in Payette County, ID. That makes Payette County the 14th-most populous county in Idaho. It is home to 1.4% of people living in the state.
27.7K
population of Payette County, ID (2024)
1.4%
County share of the Idaho population (2024)
About 27,700 people lived in Payette County, ID in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Payette County, ID’s age demographics?
About 5,600 Payette County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20.1% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.7% of Idaho’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 6,900 Payette County residents, or 24.8% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 23.4% of Idaho’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Payette County, ID's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Payette County, ID’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 76.7% of the Payette County, ID population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Payette County, ID also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.89%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Payette County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 0.48%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.81% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Payette County, ID has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Idaho as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Payette County, ID is Payette with about 8,800 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Payette County, ID ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Payette | 8,754 |
| 2. | Fruitland | 7,078 |
| 3. | New Plymouth | 1,608 |
| 4. | Balance of Payette County | 10,222 |
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