Payette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 8,415 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Payette is the 28th largest community in Idaho.

As is often the case in a small city, Payette doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of people in Payette with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.53% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Payette in 2018 was $23,413, which is middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,652 for a family of four. However, Payette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Payette is a very 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 Black or African-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 20.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Payette include German, English, Irish, French, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Payette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.