Moving to Driggs, Idaho

Population: 1,100. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,197 (+8.8% change)
Males: 582 (52.9%), Females: 518 (47.1%)

Teton County

Zip code: 83422

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.5 years
Median household income: $33,750
Median house value: $112,500

Population by Race

Races in Driggs:

• White Non-Hispanic (78.1%)
• Hispanic (20.5%)
• Other race (13.6%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• American Indian (1.0%)
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (23.3%), German (17.1%), Irish (10.3%), United States (6.7%), Italian (3.9%), Norwegian (3.7%).

Elevation: 6116 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Driggs

• High school or higher: 81.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
• Unemployed: 5.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Driggs city

• Never married: 30.9%
• Now married: 52.5%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 3.6%
• Divorced: 10.5%

14.0% Foreign born (13.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +246 (+28.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Driggs:

• TETON VALLEY HOSPITAL AND SURGICENTER (283 NORTH FIRST EAST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Driggs:

• EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 27 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
• ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; JACKSON, WY)
• MADISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 49 miles; REXBURG, ID)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Driggs:

• JACKSON HOLE (about 28 miles; JACKSON, WY; Abbreviation: JAC)
• YELLOWSTONE (about 66 miles; WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT; Abbreviation: WYS)
• IDAHO FALLS RGNL (about 69 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Abbreviation: IDA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Driggs:

• DRIGGS-REED MEML (about 2 miles; DRIGGS, ID; Abbreviation: U59)
• ALPINE (about 38 miles; ALPINE, WY; Abbreviation: 46U)
• STANFORD FIELD (about 43 miles; ST ANTHONY, ID; Abbreviation: U12)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Driggs:

• RICKS COLLEGE (about 41 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
• IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
• MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 132 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
• UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
• WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 184 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 210 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
• SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 218 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)

Schools

Public high school in Driggs:

• TETON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 432; Location: 555 ROSS AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Driggs:

• TETON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 335; Location: 481 NORTH MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
• DRIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 246; Location: 211 HOWARD AVENUE; Grades: 01 – 05)
• TETON EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 108; Location: 210 NORTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – KG)