Moving to Gooding, Idaho
About Gooding, Idaho

Gooding is the county seat of and the largest city in Gooding County, Idaho, United States. The population was 3,567 at the 2010 census.
The city is named for Frank R. Gooding, a local sheep rancher who became a prominent political figure in Idaho in the early 20th century, serving as both Governor of Idaho and a United States Senator. The original name of Gooding was Toponis.
Gooding is home to the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind.
The world's largest factory for barrel cheese, the raw product for processed cheese, is located in Gooding. It has a capacity of 120,000 metric tons per year of barrel cheese and belongs to the Glanbia group. Gooding is also home to Gooding High School and Gooding Middle School.
Gender
Gender | Gooding | Idaho | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 54.1% | 49.9% | 50.8% |
Male | 45.9% | 50.1% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Gooding | Idaho | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 3.3% | 5% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 9.2% | 4% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 18.3% | 9.2% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 21.8% | 9.7% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 12.8% | 14% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 18.1% | 20.9% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8.1% | 13.1% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 6.5% | 14.5% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1.1% | 5% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 0.8% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Gooding | Idaho | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 12% | 3% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 9% | 6% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 42% | 27% | 27.0% |
Other College | 18% | 26% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 10% | 10% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 4% | 19% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 5% | 6% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 0% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Gooding | Idaho | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 70% | 81.4% | 60.1% |
African American | 0% | 0.6% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 0% | 1.3% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 27.2% | 12.7% | 18.2% |
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