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.When you are in Payette, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 48.57% of Payette’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Payette is a city of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Payette who work in food service (7.69%), sales jobs (7.25%), and office and administrative support (6.06%). Payette is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Payette rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.58% of adults 25 and older in Payette have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. 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.
