Gooding County, Idaho
21 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 1 farmers market. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 15,931
- Median household income
- $63,559
- ±6,340
- Unemployed
- 3.8%
- 295 of 7,686 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.9%
- 5,014 of 5,702 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Gooding | 15,772 (2021) | 624 Main St, Gooding | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bliss | 259 (2021) | Po Box 102, Bliss | — |
| City of Gooding | 3,713 (2021) | 308 5th Ave W, Gooding | Website |
| City of Hagerman | 981 (2021) | Po Box 158, Hagerman | — |
| City of Wendell | 2,926 (2021) | Po Box 208, Wendell | — |
Special districts 16
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gooding Cemetery Maintenance District | Cemeteries | 1505 Madrona St N #800, Twin Falls | — |
| Hagerman Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 456, Hagerman | — |
| Wendell Cemetery Maintenance District | Cemeteries | Po Box 71, Wendell | — |
| Bliss Highway District 2 | Highways | Po Box 107, Bliss | — |
| Gooding Highway District 1 | Highways | Po Box 266, Gooding | — |
| Hagerman Highway District | Highways | Po Box 411, Hagerman | — |
| Wendell Highway District | Highways | Po Box 187, Wendell | — |
| West Point Highway District | Highways | Po Box 111, Gooding | — |
| Bliss Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 141, Bliss | — |
| Gooding Fire District | Local fire protection | 2155 Montana Street, Gooding | — |
| Hagerman Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 336, Hagerman | — |
| Wendell Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 205, Wendell | — |
| Gooding Recreation District | Parks and recreation | 202 14th Ave E, Gooding | — |
| Wendell City Rural Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 248, Wendell | — |
| Gooding Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 820 Main St, Gooding | Website |
| North Snake Ground Water District | Water supply utility | 152 E Main St, Jerome | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BLISS JOINT DISTRICT
School district1 schools
EAST MAIN STREET, Bliss, ID, 83314
GOODING JOINT DISTRICT
School district4 schools
1050 7TH AVENUE WEST, Gooding, ID, 83330
HAGERMAN JOINT DISTRICT
School district2 schools
324 NORTH 2ND AVENUE, Hagerman, ID, 83332
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY INC.
Independent charter district1 schools
906 MAIN STREET, Gooding, ID, 83330
WENDELL DISTRICT
School district3 schools
150 EAST MAIN STREET, Wendell, ID, 83355
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Gooding Farmer's Market
Corner of 13th and Main, Gooding, ID, 83330
SNAP / EBT
Submitted by the market; USDA record last changed 2021-02-09. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.