Viola, ID Demographics

Population 1,005 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Viola

Household size in Viola

Household size, people per household
PeriodViolaIdahoU.S.
2006–102.382.722.68
2010–142.432.782.73
2015–192.622.762.71
2020–242.702.792.65
Change+0.32+0.07−0.03
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At 2.70 people per household, Viola sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is smaller than in Idaho overall, where it has 2.79 people. Household size has climbed from 2.38 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Viola

Median age, years
PeriodViolaIdahoU.S.
2006–1048.735.537.7
2010–1446.636.638.6
2015–1946.437.639.6
2020–2450.438.240.1
Change+1.7+2.7+2.3
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With a median age of 50.4, Viola is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Viola

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodViolaIdahoU.S.
2006–103.2%10.0%12.3%
2010–142.3%10.2%12.3%
2015–195.0%9.3%11.6%
2020–243.2%9.3%11.6%
Change−0.1 pts−0.7 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 3.2% of households in Viola, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Viola

Renters in Viola

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodViolaIdahoU.S.
2006–106.5%29.0%33.3%
2010–1412.9%30.8%35.6%
2015–1912.2%30.0%36.0%
2020–241.6%27.9%34.8%
Change−4.9 pts−1.1 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 1.6% of households in Viola rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over half of owners (53.5%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Viola

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodViolaIdahoU.S.
2006–108.5%10.4%11.4%
2010–147.9%11.0%11.4%
2015–1918.8%10.5%11.1%
2020–247.7%9.3%9.6%
Change−0.8 pts−1.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Fewer homes sit empty in Viola than nationally: 7.7%, against 9.6% for the U.S.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Viola

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodViolaIdahoU.S.
2006–10198419821974
2010–14197919841975
2015–19199019861977
2020–24199619891980
Change+13+7+6
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Viola has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1996, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Viola

Rent, per month
PeriodViolaIdahoU.S.
2006–10$552$766$965
2010–14$539$820$1,040
2015–19$1,148$941$1,213
2020–24$701$1,407$1,571
Change+$149+$641+$606
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Rent in Viola runs $701 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 16.4% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Viola

Bachelor's degrees in Viola

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodViolaIdahoU.S.
2006–1031.5%25.0%28.4%
2010–1437.9%25.9%29.6%
2015–1943.3%27.8%32.1%
2020–2441.9%31.7%35.6%
Change+10.4 pts+6.6 pts+7.2 pts
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Just over four in ten adults 25 and older in Viola (41.9%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a bit above the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Viola

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodViolaIdahoU.S.
2006–1087.6%88.7%84.9%
2010–1491.1%89.3%86.1%
2015–1995.4%90.8%87.7%
2020–2499.3%92.1%89.3%
Change+11.7 pts+3.4 pts+4.3 pts
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Finishing high school is nearly universal in Viola: 99.3% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Viola

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodViolaIdahoU.S.
2006–105.6%7.0%8.1%
2010–140.8%8.1%9.4%
2015–190.1%4.4%5.6%
2020–241.9%3.8%5.4%
Change−3.6 pts−3.2 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Viola has been strong: just 1.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Viola compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Viola2.7050.43.2%1.6%7.7%1996$70141.9%99.3%1.9%
Potlatch Junction2.6052.43.5%8.8%4.1%1992$69736.7%97.5%4.6%
Onaway2.3439.39.8%15.3%5.5%1938$75822.2%90.6%8.9%
Palouse2.4243.23.6%17.6%9.1%1946$92243.4%98.3%0.4%
Potlatch2.4745.96.7%12.4%4.9%1965$72729.1%94.0%6.9%
Princeton2.6547.83.3%3.3%18.6%1982$69427.0%97.2%7.6%
Moscow2.3132.19.4%53.5%9.8%1982$97949.0%96.1%7.4%
Harvard2.6547.33.0%3.2%23.1%1979$69222.2%96.8%9.5%
Troy2.4850.12.5%10.7%6.8%1975$99337.6%98.0%2.7%
Johnson2.4427.911.4%53.8%11.9%2003$1,39269.3%94.8%4.9%
Pullman2.1328.68.1%66.8%15.8%1981$1,16462.0%97.8%8.2%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Viola. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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