Moving to Downey, Idaho
Population: 613. Estimated population in July 2024: 577 (-5.9% change)
Males: 302 (49.3%), Females: 311 (50.7%)
Bannock County
Zip code: 83234
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $26,667
Median house value: $67,100
Population by Race
Races in Downey:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (33.4%), Danish (9.5%), United States (9.0%), German (7.7%), Norwegian (7.2%), Irish (6.4%).
Elevation: 4865 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Downey
- High school or higher: 83.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Downey city
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-2.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Downey:
- ONEIDA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MALAD, ID)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; PRESTON, ID)
- POCATELLO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 39 miles; POCATELLO, ID)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Downey:
- POCATELLO REGIONAL (about 46 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Abbreviation: PIH)
- IDAHO FALLS RGNL (about 74 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Abbreviation: IDA)
- OGDEN-HINCKLEY (about 87 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: OGD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Downey:
- DOWNEY/HYDE MEML/ (about 2 miles; DOWNEY, ID; Abbreviation: U58)
- MALAD CITY (about 23 miles; MALAD CITY, ID; Abbreviation: MLD)
- BANCROFT MUNI (about 27 miles; BANCROFT, ID; Abbreviation: U51)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Downey:
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 98 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 116 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 122 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 123 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
Public primary/middle school in Downey:
- DOWNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 156; Location: 88 SOUTH 4TH EAST; Grades: PK – 07)
Libraries
Library in Downey:
- SOUTH BANNOCK DISTRICT (Operating income: $127,024; Location: 18 N MAIN; 37,672 books; 354 audio materials; 594 video materials; 137 serial subscriptions)