Gooding County, ID Population

Overview

15,422

Total Population

38.2

Median age

49.07%

Female population %

103.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

66.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,598

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Gooding County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gooding County is 38.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gooding County's population under 18 was 27.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gooding County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gooding County, 22.68% were under the age of 15, 18.30% aged 15 to 29, 41.64% aged 30 to 64, 15.12% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 288 less females than males in Gooding County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.07% females and 50.93% males in Gooding County, ID.
The Gooding County, ID gender ratio is 103.8:100 i.e. 103.8 men to 100 women (1.038).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 662.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 809.

Gooding County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gooding County population: 83.41% are White, 0.02% are Black or African American, 1.71% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.29% are Asian, 0.19% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.24% are some other race and 7.14% are multiracial.
Gooding County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,598 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,824 (70.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gooding County is White with a population of 12,864 (83.41% of the total population).

Gooding County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 15,725 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Gooding County's population increased by 1,304 (9.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gooding County's population increased by 173 (1.12%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Gooding County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 14,109.