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Buhl, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Buhl is a Census city of 4,673 people across 1.88 square miles of land, in Twin Falls County. Median household income is $55,568, 76.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buhl
What Buhl is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.88 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,488
- County holding the largest share of its areaTwin Falls 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.
Buhl
How many people live in Buhl
- Population4,673
- Median age34.2
- Population under 181,206 plus or minus 272
- Share under 1825.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over803
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent
- Households1,816
- Family households1,260
- Share of households that are families69.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buhl
Income and work in Buhl
- Median household income$55,568 plus or minus $14,375
- Per capita income$27,331
- Civilian labor force2,230
- Employed2,110
- Unemployed120 plus or minus 79
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over2,967
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buhl
Housing in Buhl
- Housing units1,898
- Occupied units1,816
- Vacant units82 plus or minus 65
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied1,385
- Renter occupied431 plus or minus 177
- Ownership rate76.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$247,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,148 plus or minus $393
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.8 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Single family units1,566
- Share single family82.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more231 plus or minus 153
- Share in buildings of two or more12.2 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes101 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buhl
How Buhl gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,943
- Commuting under 15 minutes502 plus or minus 162
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more649 plus or minus 224
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.4 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Drove alone79.4 percent
- Carpooled14.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buhl
SBA loans in Buhl (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,589,500
- Average approval$317,900
- Median approval$339,000
- Largest approval$705,500
- Jobs supported71
- Jobs per approval14.2
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buhl, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Buhl
SBA loans in Buhl (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$3,215,000
- Average approval$321,500
- Median approval$317,000
- Largest approval$741,000
- Jobs supported30
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buhl, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Twin Falls County, not Buhl
Twin Falls County context, not Buhl figures
- Establishments in Twin Falls County3,026
- Covered employment, Twin Falls County41,812
- Average annual pay, Twin Falls County$48,171
- Housing units permitted, Twin Falls County634
Every figure in this section is published for Twin Falls County as a whole and is not a measurement of Buhl.
All Twin Falls County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Buhl questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buhl, Idaho?
4,673, in 1,816 households. Buhl city covers 1.88 square miles of land, which is 2,488 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Buhl in?
Twin Falls 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 Buhl?
$55,568. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $247,500. Median gross rent is $1,148 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Buhl businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.6 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $339,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $3.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buhl, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Buhl borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Buhl. Only 2 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.
Are the county figures on this page Buhl figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Twin Falls 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 Buhl.
Is zoning published for Buhl?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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