Payette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 8,581 people and two associated neighborhoods, Payette is the 28th largest community in Idaho.
Being a small city, Payette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Payette are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.58% of adults in Payette have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Payette in 2022 was $23,757, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,028 for a family of four. However, Payette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Payette is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Payette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Payette residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Payette also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Payette include German, English, Irish, Basque, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Payette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.