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Downey, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Downey is a Census city of 803 people across 0.96 square miles of land, in Bannock County. Median household income is $56,667, 85.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $736,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Downey
What Downey is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land837 plus or minus 216
- County holding the largest share of its areaBannock County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Downey
- Population803 plus or minus 207
- Median age36.5
- Population under 18238 plus or minus 75
- Share under 1829.6 percent
- Population 65 and over177 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over22.0 percent
- Households302 plus or minus 75
- Family households197 plus or minus 53
- Share of households that are families65.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Downey
- Median household income$56,667 plus or minus $20,913
- Per capita income$28,094
- Civilian labor force370 plus or minus 101
- Employed367 plus or minus 100
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over533 plus or minus 111
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.7 percent plus or minus 24.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Downey
- Housing units334 plus or minus 77
- Occupied units302 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied258 plus or minus 71
- Renter occupied44 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate85.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,800 plus or minus $49,486
- Median gross rent, monthly$865
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units302 plus or minus 68
- Share single family90.4 percent plus or minus 29.2
- Units in buildings of two or more26 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more7.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Downey gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute334 plus or minus 101
- Commuting under 15 minutes141 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.2 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more143 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.8 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Drove alone72.1 percent plus or minus 27.7
- Carpooled12.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.4 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Downey (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$736,000
- Average approval$147,200
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$536,000
- Jobs supported16
- Jobs per approval3.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Downey, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Downey (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$202,000
- Average approval$202,000
- Median approval$202,000
- Largest approval$202,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Downey, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Downey
- NFIP communityCity of Downey
- NFIP community number160165
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/09
The City of Downey participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160165 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bannock County, not Downey
Bannock County context, not Downey figures
- Establishments in Bannock County2,353
- Covered employment, Bannock County37,594
- Average annual pay, Bannock County$47,720
- Housing units permitted, Bannock County323
Every figure in this section is published for Bannock County as a whole and is not a measurement of Downey.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Downey questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Downey, Idaho?
803, in 302 households. Downey city covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 837 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Downey in?
Bannock County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Downey?
$56,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,800. Median gross rent is $865 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Downey businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $736,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $202,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Downey, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Downey borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Downey. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Downey in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Downey appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Downey, city of, community 160165, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Downey figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bannock County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Downey.
Is zoning published for Downey?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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