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Ketchum, Idaho Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 3,003. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,145 (+4.7% change)
Males: 1,614 (53.7%), Females: 1,389 (46.3%)

Blaine County

Zip code: 83340

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $45,457
Median house value: $503,300

Population by Race

Races in Ketchum:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
  • Hispanic (4.9%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (20.6%), English (19.7%), Irish (15.5%), Scottish (5.3%), Italian (4.3%), French (4.1%).

Elevation: 5845 feet

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Map of Ketchum, ID

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ketchum

  • High school or higher: 95.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 51.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ketchum city

  • Never married: 39.5%
  • Now married: 39.7%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 2.4%
  • Divorced: 18.1%

9.0% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 3.1% Europe, 1.3% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +377 (+14.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Ketchum:

  • ST LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER – WOOD RIVER (100 HOSPITAL DRIVE, P O BOX 100)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ketchum:

  • GOODING COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 56 miles; GOODING, ID)
  • ST BENEDICT’S FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER (about 68 miles; JEROME, ID)
  • LOST RIVERS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 74 miles; ARCO, ID)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ketchum:

  • FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; HAILEY, ID; Abbreviation: SUN)
  • JOSLIN FIELD – MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 84 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Abbreviation: TWF)
  • BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 128 miles; BOISE, ID; Abbreviation: BOI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ketchum:

  • TWIN BRIDGES (about 26 miles; KETCHUM, ID; Abbreviation: U61)
  • MAGIC RESERVOIR (about 29 miles; HAILEY, ID; Abbreviation: U93)
  • SMILEY CREEK (about 33 miles; GALENA, ID; Abbreviation: U87)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ketchum:

  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 80 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
  • BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; BOISE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 160 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 186 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 222 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 238 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 240 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)

Public primary/middle school in Ketchum:

  • ERNEST HEMINGWAY ELEMENTARY (Students: 427; Location: 111 8TH STREET WEST; Grades: KG – 05)

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