Payette, Idaho

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Population in 2022: 8,581 (98% urban, 2% rural).
Population change since 2000: +21.6%
 
Males: 4,031  (47.0%)
Females: 4,550  (53.0%)
Median resident age:

35.4 years
Idaho median age:

37.5 years

Zip codes: 83661.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $53,362 (it was $29,375 in 2000)
Payette:

$53,362
ID:

$72,785

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $24,479 (it was $13,826 in 2000)

Payette city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $227,597 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
Payette:

$227,597
ID:

$432,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $283,993; detached houses: $303,757; townhouses or other attached units: $171,556; mobile homes: $112,667

Median gross rent in 2022: $849.

March 2022 cost of living index in Payette: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.1%
(15.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 5.7% for American Indian residents, 17.1% for other race residents, 15.6% for two or more races residents)
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  • Races in Payette, ID (2022)
    • 5,72066.9%White alone
    • 2,00723.5%Hispanic
    • 6697.8%Two or more races
    • 2042.4%Other race alone
    • 410.5%American Indian alone
    • 190.2%Black alone

Races in Payette detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of Idaho and other state lists, there were 57 registered sex offenders living in Payette, Idaho as of May 07, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Payette is 134 to 1.


Crime rates in Payette by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Murders
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(13.5)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
1
(13.0)
7
(94.2)
4
(53.2)
3
(39.8)
5
(67.2)
2
(27.0)
6
(81.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(40.5)
8
(107.7)
7
(92.9)
8
(103.2)
6
(74.4)
1
(11.6)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
1
(13.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(13.5)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(13.5)
1
(13.3)
1
(12.9)
1
(12.4)
0
(0.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
23
(299.4)
30
(403.6)
21
(279.4)
28
(371.9)
14
(188.1)
25
(337.1)
17
(229.5)
27
(366.8)
16
(216.1)
11
(148.0)
15
(199.1)
24
(309.6)
31
(384.4)
21
(242.6)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
76
(989.3)
66
(887.9)
57
(758.5)
47
(624.3)
69
(927.2)
45
(606.7)
35
(472.5)
24
(326.1)
25
(337.6)
30
(403.8)
15
(199.1)
11
(141.9)
16
(198.4)
7
(80.9)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
155
(2,018)
147
(1,978)
135
(1,796)
163
(2,165)
166
(2,231)
105
(1,416)
110
(1,485)
88
(1,196)
111
(1,499)
102
(1,373)
97
(1,287)
113
(1,458)
88
(1,091)
60
(693.1)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
6
(78.1)
1
(13.5)
14
(186.3)
4
(53.1)
5
(67.2)
4
(53.9)
9
(121.5)
9
(122.3)
20
(270.1)
23
(309.6)
15
(199.1)
14
(180.6)
10
(124.0)
7
(80.9)
Arson
(per 100,000)
2
(26.0)
2
(26.9)
1
(13.3)
3
(39.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(13.5)
2
(27.2)
4
(54.0)
0
(0.0)
5
(66.4)
3
(38.7)
0
(0.0)
2
(23.1)
City-Data.com crime index230.4298.4238.3240.8250.9219.4216.9153.8180.8227.7199.5231.0207.697.6

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Payette, ID

Crime rate in Payette detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 16 (14 officers - 14 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.74
Idaho average:

1.59
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Ancestries: American (12.7%), English (10.3%), German (9.8%), Irish (2.4%), Scottish (1.6%), European (1.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1891

Elevation: 2150 feet

Land area: 3.38 square miles.

Population density: 2,539 people per square mile   (average).

Payette, Idaho map

561 residents are foreign born (6.1% Latin America).

This city:

6.6%
Idaho:

5.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,339 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,413 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nampa, ID (39.1 miles , pop. 51,867).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (294.0 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (695.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Ontario, OR (2.0 miles ),
Fruitland, ID (2.0 miles ),
Dead Ox Flat, OR (2.5 miles ),
New Plymouth, ID (3.0 miles ),
Malheur Junction, OR (3.1 miles ),
Annex, OR (3.4 miles ),
Weiser, ID (3.5 miles ),
Nyssa, OR (3.7 miles )

Latitude: 44.08 N, Longitude: 116.93 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -903 (-10.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,198 (35.3%)

Area code: 208

Distribution of median household income in Payette, ID in 2022
Distribution of house value in Payette, ID in 2022
Payette satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 24 buildings, average cost: $240,400
  • 2021: 66 buildings, average cost: $307,000
  • 2020: 55 buildings, average cost: $207,400
  • 2019: 18 buildings, average cost: $117,300
  • 2018: 39 buildings, average cost: $108,400
  • 2017: 27 buildings, average cost: $83,200
  • 2016: 19 buildings, average cost: $91,100
  • 2015: 15 buildings, average cost: $102,900
  • 2014: 10 buildings, average cost: $99,300
  • 2013: 11 buildings, average cost: $90,700
  • 2012: 5 buildings, average cost: $138,700
  • 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $172,300
  • 2010: 9 buildings, average cost: $106,500
  • 2009: 9 buildings, average cost: $94,000
  • 2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 2007: 20 buildings, average cost: $125,300
  • 2006: 35 buildings, average cost: $118,000
  • 2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $97,400
  • 2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $92,300
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $89,100
  • 2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $89,100
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $89,100
  • 2000: 26 buildings, average cost: $62,300
  • 1999: 29 buildings, average cost: $69,800
  • 1998: 28 buildings, average cost: $70,400
  • 1997: 34 buildings, average cost: $83,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Payette, ID residents
Average permit cost in Payette, ID
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.9%
Idaho:

3.1%
Historical population in Payette, ID
Historical housing units in Payette, ID

Population change in the 1990s: +1,208 (+20.7%).
Most common industries in Payette, ID (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Food (8.6%)
  • Wood products (8.2%)
  • Construction (7.6%)
  • Public administration (7.1%)
  • Educational services (5.8%)
  • Health care (5.7%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.6%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (12.5%)
  • Wood products (10.5%)
  • Public administration (7.8%)
  • Food (7.1%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.0%)
  • Truck transportation (3.8%)
  • Repair & maintenance (3.7%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (12.4%)
  • Health care (12.3%)
  • Food (10.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (8.7%)
  • Food & beverage stores (8.2%)
  • Public administration (6.1%)
  • Wood products (5.2%)
Most common occupations in Payette, ID (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.5%)
  • Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.7%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.2%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6.1%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
  • Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.3%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.7%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.6%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.3%)
  • Cashiers (4.3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3.9%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.7%)
  • Child care workers (3.7%)

Average climate in Payette, Idaho

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Earthquake activity:

Payette-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 2142% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 155.4 miles away from Payette center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 249.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 312.3 miles away from Payette center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 93.7 miles away from the city center
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 341.7 miles away from Payette center
On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 347.3 miles away from Payette center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Payette County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Payette topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers in Payette:

  • QUALITY HOSPICE CARE, INC (8512 WASHOE ROAD)
  • XL HOSPICE, INC (2480 HIGHWAY 52)
  • CARE AT HOME (501 NORTH 16TH STREET, SUITE 112)
  • PAYETTE CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (1019 3RD AVENUE SOUTH)

Airports located in Payette:

Amtrak stations near Payette:

  • 4 miles: ONTARIO (510 N. OREGON ST.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 18 miles: VALE (FLETCHER CHEVRON STA., HWY 20) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Payette:

  • Treasure Valley Community College (about 5 miles; Ontario, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,055)
  • College of Western Idaho (about 39 miles; Nampa, ID; FT enrollment: 6,300)
  • Northwest Nazarene University (about 40 miles; Nampa, ID; FT enrollment: 2,290)
  • Boise State University (about 49 miles; Boise, ID; FT enrollment: 16,774)
  • Eastern Oregon University (about 104 miles; La Grande, OR; FT enrollment: 3,127)
  • Walla Walla Community College (about 154 miles; Walla Walla, WA; FT enrollment: 4,263)
  • College of Southern Idaho (about 162 miles; Twin Falls, ID; FT enrollment: 5,051)

Public high schools in Payette:

  • PAYETTE ALTERNATIVE CENTER (Students: 41, Location: 20 N. 12TH STREET, Grades: PK-12)
  • PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 1500 6TH AVE S, Grades: 9-12)

Private high school in Payette:

  • RIVER OF LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 79, Location: 800 17TH AVE N, Grades: PK-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Payette:

Private elementary/middle school in Payette:

  • TREASURE VALLEY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 12, Location: 305 1/2 S 9TH ST, Grades: 2-8)
See full list of schools located in Payette

Library in Payette:

  • PAYETTE PUBLIC (Operating income: $232,862; Location: 24 S 10TH ST; 51,759 books; 1,658 audio materials; 1,485 video materials; 51 state licensed databases; 98 print serial subscriptions)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Payette: SRV Coop Snap Building (A), Payette City and Rural Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Forty-nine Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Payette include: Central Park (1), Kiwanis Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Payette County Historical Society (Historical Places & Services; 90 South 9th Street), Field of Dreemz (Amusement & Theme Parks; 120 North Main Street).

Hotel: Payette Motel (625 S Main St).

Courts: Payette County - Clerk Auditor Recorder- District Court (Courthouse), Payette County - Magistrate Court (Courthouse).

Birthplace of: James A. McClure - Attorney.

Payette County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Payette and their reported violations in the past:

PAYETTE CITY OF (Population served: 7,433, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-02-2012), St Public Notif received (OCT-02-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-02-2012)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 75 regular monitoring violations
DECKER ADDITION (Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Failure To Address Deficiency - In SEP-20-2012, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-2012), St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2012), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2014)
  • Failure To Address Deficiency - In SEP-20-2012, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-2012), St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2012), St Compliance achieved (2 times from APR-01-2014 to APR-01-2014)
  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2007, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-2008)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 51 regular monitoring violations
LAZY RIVER MOBILE HOME PARK 1 (Population served: 41, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-2009), St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2009)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2013 and SEP-2013, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2007 and DEC-2007, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
SCOTCH PINES GOLF COURSE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-16-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-04-2013), St Public Notif requested (DEC-07-2013)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2013 and JUN-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-07-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-2013), St Public Notif requested (JUL-04-2013)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2011), St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2011), St Public Notif received (DEC-28-2011)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-22-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2009), St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2009)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-18-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 minor monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Payette that have no violations reported:

  • SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS (Population served: 52, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This city:

2.6 people
Idaho:

2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

67.8%
Whole state:

69.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

8.0%
Whole state:

6.3%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households
55 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities in 2010
39 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010

People in group quarters in Payette in 2000:

  • 51 people in nursing homes
  • 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Banks with branches in Payette (2011 data):

  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Payette Branch at 2 South Main Street, branch established on 1865/01/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Bank of America, National Association: Payette Branch at 102 South Main Street, branch established on 1890/01/01. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Payette Branch at 101 South Main Street, branch established on 1963/02/05. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • Panhandle State Bank: Payette Branch at 175 N. 16th Street, branch established on 1999/09/20. Info updated 2009/07/09: Bank assets: $936.3 mil, Deposits: $731.7 mil, headquarters in Sandpoint, ID, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Intermountain Community Bancorp

For population 15 years and over in Payette:

Marital status in Payette, ID
  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 55.2%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

For population 25 years and over in Payette:

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.7
Idaho average:

11.0

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Payette
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Payette, ID (based on Payette County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Other3,66210
Evangelical Protestant2,36022
Catholic2,2991
Mainline Protestant1,1517
None13,151-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Payette County:

2.64 / 10,000 pop.
Idaho:

1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Here:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.53 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Here:

2.64 / 10,000 pop.
Idaho:

3.87 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
Payette County:

6.61 / 10,000 pop.
Idaho:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.7%
State:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

29.6%
Idaho:

25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Payette County:

16.4%
Idaho:

11.7%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

46.9%
Idaho:

48.7%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

43.1%
Idaho:

45.7%

Average BMI:
Payette:

28.8
Idaho:

28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:
Payette:

23.3%
State:

21.8%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Payette:

11.7%
Idaho:

10.0%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.8
Idaho:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

34.5%
Idaho:

33.4%

General health condition:
Payette:

53.1%
Idaho:

56.0%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

77.2%
State:

78.5%

More about Health and Nutrition of Payette, ID Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 12$51,321$51,3210$0
Firefighters 8$31,326$46,9899$4,707
Streets and Highways 7$29,826$51,1300$0
Water Supply 4$16,684$50,0520$0
Sewerage 4$19,795$59,3850$0
Local Libraries 4$11,438$34,3143$2,958
Parks and Recreation 2$6,250$37,5000$0
Police - Other 2$6,760$40,5600$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 10$2,977
Totals for Government 43$173,400$48,39122$10,642

Payette government finances - Expenditure in 2018 (per resident):

  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $716,000 ($83.44)
    Air Transportation: $446,000 ($51.98)
    Parks and Recreation: $251,000 ($29.25)
    General - Other: $248,000 ($28.90)
    Sewerage: $221,000 ($25.75)
    Local Fire Protection: $219,000 ($25.52)
    Solid Waste Management: $218,000 ($25.40)
    Water Utilities: $209,000 ($24.36)
    Libraries: $122,000 ($14.22)
    Central Staff Services: $109,000 ($12.70)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $108,000 ($12.59)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $463,000 ($53.96)

Payette government finances - Revenue in 2018 (per resident):

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $330,000 ($38.46)
    Parks and Recreation: $94,000 ($10.95)
    Air Transportation: $5,000 ($0.58)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $65,000 ($7.57)
    Fines and Forfeits: $47,000 ($5.48)
    Rents: $7,000 ($0.82)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,300,000 ($268.03)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $543,000 ($63.28)
    Highways: $343,000 ($39.97)
    Other: $338,000 ($39.39)
  • Tax - Property: $2,169,000 ($252.77)
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000 ($0.93)

Payette government finances - Debt in 2018 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,693,000 ($313.83)
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,693,000 ($313.83)

Payette government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,845,000 ($1263.84)
Businesses in Payette, ID
NameCountNameCount
Albertsons1Subway1
Burger King1The Room Place1
Chevrolet1True Value1
FedEx1U-Haul1
H&R Block1UPS2

Strongest AM radio stations in Payette:

  • KSRV (1380 AM; 5 kW; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: HBG-RADIO ONTARIO LLC)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KIOV (1450 AM; 1 kW; PAYETTE, ID; Owner: ASSOCIATES COMMUNICATIONS OF IDAHO,)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBGN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: NELSON M. AND KAREN E. WILSON)
  • KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KIDO (580 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGEM (1140 AM; 10 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFXD (630 AM; 5 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKIC (950 AM; 4 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: WESTERN PACIFIC, INC)
  • KTIK (1350 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Payette:

  • KWEI-FM (99.5 FM; FRUITLAND, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KJHY (101.9 FM; EMMETT, ID; Owner: CAPITAL WEST INC)
  • K298AC (107.5 FM; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KIZN (92.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKGL (96.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KQFC (97.9 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZMG (93.1 FM; NEW PLYMOUTH, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBSU-FM (90.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KBSX (91.5 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KCIX (105.9 FM; GARDEN CITY, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRVB (94.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KXLT-FM (107.9 FM; EAGLE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KJOT (105.1 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KTHI (107.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KBXL (94.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)
  • KTSY (89.5 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: GEM STATE ADVENTIST ACADEMY)
  • KSAS-FM (103.3 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLTB (104.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KQXR (100.3 FM; PAYETTE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KSRV-FM (96.1 FM; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: HBG-RADIO ONTARIO LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Payette:

  • KMBA-LP (Channel 19; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • K15DY (Channel 15; ONTARIO, ETC., OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
Payette fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
See more detailed statistics of Payette fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 8Number of bridges
  • 151ft / 45.7mTotal length
  • $21,804,000Total costs
  • 16,870Total average daily traffic
  • 1,096Total average daily truck traffic
  • 25,305Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Payette)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 70 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Payette, ID)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 39 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 68 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Payette)

FAA Registered Aircraft: 28 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Payette)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 72. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 86 took place in 2006, and the least - 50 in 2010. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Payette, ID When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (56.1%), and Structure Fires (29.5%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Payette, ID
    • 68356.1%Outside Fires
    • 35929.5%Structure Fires
    • 14411.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 322.6%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Payette, ID
Most common first names in Payette, ID among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William6579.9 years
James6474.6 years
Mary6282.1 years
Robert5872.9 years
John5478.4 years
Charles4779.8 years
George3573.8 years
Walter3174.5 years
Edna2981.8 years
Dorothy2778.5 years
Most common last names in Payette, ID among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith3474.5 years
Johnson2677.2 years
Miller1983.2 years
Williams1781.6 years
Anderson1676.4 years
Davis1670.4 years
Jones1483.0 years
Wilson1473.6 years
White1374.4 years
Brown1379.7 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Payette, ID
  • 56.5%Utility gas
  • 30.4%Electricity
  • 5.5%Wood
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.0%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Payette, ID
  • 53.5%Utility gas
  • 43.6%Electricity
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Payette compared to Idaho state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.

Payette on our top lists:

  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: sales and related occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: retail trade (population 5,000+)"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: wholesale trade (population 5,000+)"
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