Driggs is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 2,252 people and two associated neighborhoods, Driggs is the 76th largest community in Idaho. Much of the housing stock in Driggs was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Driggs economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Driggs, where the median household income is $86,587.00.
Driggs real estate is some of the most expensive in Idaho, although Driggs house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.09 minutes getting to work every day.
Even though Driggs is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The education level of Driggs ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Driggs, 49.25% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Driggs in 2022 was $37,655, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,620 for a family of four. However, Driggs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Driggs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Driggs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Driggs residents report their race to be White. Driggs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.64% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Driggs include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Danish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Driggs's cultural character, accounting for 26.33% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Driggs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.