Driggs is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 2,332 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 $95,392.00.
Driggs home prices are not only among the most expensive in Idaho, but Driggs real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Driggs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Driggs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.40% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Despite being a small city, Driggs has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The citizens of Driggs are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.13% of adults in Driggs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Driggs in 2022 was $41,566, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,264 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, followed by Asian. Driggs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Driggs include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
In addition, Driggs has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.85%).
The most common language spoken in Driggs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.