Payette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 7,020 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Payette is the 25th largest community in Idaho.

Payette is a blue-collar town, with 41.2% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Payette is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Payette who work in sales jobs (13.61%), office and administrative support jobs (9.82%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (5.26%).

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 18.21 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Payette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Payette Information and Demographics

Payette ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 7.27% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Payette in 2000 was $13,826, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,304 for a family of four.

Payette is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Payette home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Payette is White, followed by Asian. Payette also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.17% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Payette include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Payette is English. Some people also speak Spanish.