Payette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 8,636 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.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.
