Payette County, Idaho
17 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 26,771
- Median household income
- $67,673
- ±4,549
- Unemployed
- 3.2%
- 386 of 12,050 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.1%
- 8,444 of 9,692 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 Payette | 26,350 (2021) | 1130 3rd Ave N, Payette | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 3600 Highway 30 W, New Plymouth | — |
| Riverside Cemetery District - Payette | Cemeteries | Po Box 36, Payette | — |
| Canyon County Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 2730 Ne 25th Ave, Payette | — |
| Payette County Consolidated Drainage District 8 | Drainage | 102 N Main St, Payette | — |
| Payette County Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 1206 7th Ave N, Payette | — |
| Payette County Drainage District 6 | Drainage | 2443 E 1st St, Fruitland | — |
| Payette County Drainage District 9 | Drainage | Po Box 306, Payette | — |
| Highway District 1 | Highways | 3890 Nw 1st Ave, New Plymouth | Website |
| Little Willow Irrigation District | Irrigation | 5700 Little Willow Rd, Payette | — |
| New Plymouth Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 328 Se Avenue, New Plymouth | — |
| Sand Hollow Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 5239 Black Canyon Exit Rd, Caldwell | — |
| Payette County Recreation District | Parks and recreation | 1200 N Pennsylvania Ave, Fruitland | Website |
| Payette Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 501 N 16th St, Payette | Website |
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
FRUITLAND DISTRICT
School district4 schools
401 IOWA AVENUE, Fruitland, ID, 83619
NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
School district3 schools
222 NORTH PLYMOUTH AVENUE SUI, New Plymouth, ID, 83655
PAYETTE JOINT DISTRICT
School district4 schools
1312 1ST AVENUE NORTH, Payette, ID, 83661
TREASURE VALLEY CLASSICAL ACADEMY INC.
Independent charter district1 schools
500 SW 3RD STREET, Fruitland, ID, 83619
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Caldwell Farmers' Market (Caldwell) · Farm to Fork Farmers' Market (Caldwell) · Nampa Farmers' Market (Nampa) · and 1 more
Ontario Saturday Market (Ontario)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.