Wendell, Idaho Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,338. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,396 (+2.5% change)
Males: 1,121 (47.9%), Females: 1,217 (52.1%)
Gooding County
Zip code: 83355
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $29,390
Median house value: $75,200
Population by Race
Races in Wendell:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.6%)
- Hispanic (17.5%)
- Other race (7.8%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (17.1%), German (16.0%), United States (9.0%), Irish (8.3%), Swedish (4.3%), Dutch (2.9%).
Elevation: 3435 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wendell
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wendell city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 64.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 9.8%
7.9% Foreign born (6.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +406 (+21.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wendell:
- GOODING COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GOODING, ID)
- ST BENEDICT’S FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; JEROME, ID)
- MAGIC VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wendell:
- JOSLIN FIELD – MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 27 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Abbreviation: TWF)
- FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 58 miles; HAILEY, ID; Abbreviation: SUN)
- BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 118 miles; BOISE, ID; Abbreviation: BOI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wendell:
- GOODING MUNI (about 11 miles; GOODING, ID; Abbreviation: GNG)
- BUHL MUNI (about 15 miles; BUHL, ID; Abbreviation: U03)
- JEROME COUNTY (about 18 miles; JEROME, ID; Abbreviation: JER)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wendell:
- COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 24 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
- BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; BOISE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 166 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 210 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 220 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 220 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 242 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
Schools
Public high school in Wendell:
- WENDELL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 750 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wendell:
- WENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 453; Location: 150 3RD AVENUE EAST; Grades: PK – 04)
- WENDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 364; Location: 350 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: 05 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Wendell:
- SHERBURN SMITH MEMORIAL (Operating income: $31,600; Location: 157 W MAIN; 35,711 books)