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Payette, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Payette is a Census city of 8,536 people across 4.09 square miles of land, in Payette County. Median household income is $55,208, 59.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $947,400 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Payette
What Payette is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.09 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,087
- County holding the largest share of its areaPayette 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 Payette
- Population8,536
- Median age36.5
- Population under 182,101
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,760 plus or minus 363
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households3,160
- Family households2,129
- Share of households that are families67.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Payette
- Median household income$55,208
- Per capita income$26,782
- Civilian labor force3,731
- Employed3,536
- Unemployed195 plus or minus 140
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over5,756
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Payette
- Housing units3,193
- Occupied units3,160
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 52
- Vacancy rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied1,871
- Renter occupied1,289 plus or minus 275
- Ownership rate59.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$276,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$837
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent
- Single family units2,380
- Share single family74.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more406 plus or minus 131
- Share in buildings of two or more12.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes407 plus or minus 209
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Payette gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,450
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,207 plus or minus 292
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.0 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more924 plus or minus 257
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Drove alone83.9 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home1.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Payette
SBA loans in Payette (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$947,400
- Average approval$63,160
- Median approval$33,900
- Largest approval$291,000
- Jobs supported43
- Jobs per approval2.9
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Payette, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have 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 Payette (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,119,000
- Average approval$223,800
- Median approval$168,000
- Largest approval$639,000
- Jobs supported17
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Payette, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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 Payette
- NFIP communityCity of Payette
- NFIP community number160184
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/15/84
The City of Payette participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160184 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.
Payette County, not Payette
Payette County context, not Payette figures
- Establishments in Payette County619
- Covered employment, Payette County7,122
- Average annual pay, Payette County$49,412
- Housing units permitted, Payette County231
Every figure in this section is published for Payette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Payette.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Payette questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Payette, Idaho?
8,536, in 3,160 households. Payette city covers 4.09 square miles of land, which is 2,087 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Payette in?
Payette 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 Payette?
$55,208. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $276,500. Median gross rent is $837 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Payette businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $947,400 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $33,900, plus 5 504 approvals worth $1.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Payette, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Payette borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Payette. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Payette in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Payette appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Payette, city of, community 160184, 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 Payette figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Payette 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 Payette.
Is zoning published for Payette?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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