Payette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 8,754 people and two associated neighborhoods, Payette is the 28th largest community in Idaho.Payette is a blue-collar town, with 49.80% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Payette is a city of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Payette who work in farm management occupations (9.79%), office and administrative support (6.25%), and food service (6.22%). Also of interest is that Payette has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small city, Payette doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Payette, just 11.90% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Payette in 2022 was $26,782, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,128 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 26.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Payette include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Payette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
