Downey

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Downey

Total population

803

Median home value

$173,800

23.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,667

Downey$57k

National$74k

Coordinates42.43°, -112.12°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Downey is a city in the Marsh Valley in southern Bannock County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Pocatello Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 571 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Rosel H. Hyde

American politician

A

Alta Larson

V

Vivian Symons

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Idaho

• Arimo
  9.4 mi away · pop. 351
• Oxford
  12.9 mi away
• Lava Hot Springs
  14.4 mi away
• McCammon
  15.5 mi away · pop. 909
• Malad City
  17.7 mi away
• Clifton
  17.8 mi away
• Grace
  22.5 mi away
• Dayton
  23.1 mi away
• Bancroft
  23.6 mi away
• Preston
  25.9 mi away
• Inkom
  26.3 mi away
• Weston
  28.1 mi away

Browse all places in Idaho →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Downey

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Downey Idaho State of Mind Collection · 2020

A place of conscience

John C. Olinger · 1991

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 39 mi
• Wildfire Lake Channel, Power, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 48 mi
• Wildfire North Heglar, Cassia, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 50 mi
• Wildfire Salt Wells, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 51 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 81 mi
• Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-04 · 87 mi
• Wildfire Big Rock, Jefferson, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 87 mi
• Wildfire Shale Butte, Lincoln, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 95 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-07

Cat-faced Orbweaver

Araneus gemmoides

Seen 2026-09-06

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-05

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

Seen 2026-08-31

golden currant

Ribes aureum

Seen 2026-08-27

wild teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Seen 2026-08-27

creeping mahonia

Berberis repens

Seen 2026-08-27

quaking aspen

Populus tremuloides

Seen 2026-08-27

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

Seen 2026-08-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).