Who is the Payette County County Assessor?

Sandy Clason (Republican) is the County Assessor of Payette County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Payette County County Clerk?

Lindsey Bratcher (Republican) is the County Clerk of Payette County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Payette County County Coroner?

Keith Schuller (Republican) is the County Coroner of Payette County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Payette County Prosecuting Attorney?

Michael Duke (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Payette County, Idaho.

Who is the Payette County Sheriff?

Andrew “Andy” Creech (Republican) is the Sheriff of Payette County, Idaho.

Who is the Payette County County Treasurer?

Joan Howell (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Payette County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Payette County commissioners?

Anne-Marie Kelso (District 1); Jennifer Riebe (District 2); Reece Hrizuk (District 3).

What is the population of Payette County?

About 26,771 people, with a median age of 38.9; the median household income is $67,673 and 10.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Payette County?

3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 499 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,711, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Payette County?

20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 3 school district and 13 special district governments.

Payette County, ID elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Payette County: 9 seats on 7 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Payette County Board of County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Anne-Marie Kelso Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Jennifer Riebe Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Reece Hrizuk Republican source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Sandy Clason Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Lindsey Bratcher Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Coroner	Keith Schuller Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Prosecuting Attorney	Michael Duke Republican source
Sheriff	Andrew “Andy” Creech Republican source
County Treasurer	Joan Howell Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Payette County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 20 local governments in Payette County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	3	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	13	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Payette County

26,771people

38.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$67,673 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

10.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$341,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

5.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.1%U.S.: 8.4%

35.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

29.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 17.9% · White 75.5% · Black 0.1% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 5.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Payette County

3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Idaho: 3.3%.

499people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

12,212people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

12,711in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.9%	499	12,212	12,711
August 2026	4.0%	513	12,205	12,718
July 2026	4.1%	512	11,850	12,362
June 2026	4.3%	542	11,931	12,473
May 2026	4.1%	516	12,046	12,562
April 2026	4.1%	516	11,931	12,447
March 2026	4.8%	596	11,744	12,340
February 2026	5.2%	632	11,531	12,163
January 2026	5.3%	645	11,510	12,155
December 2025	4.2%	519	11,890	12,409
November 2025	4.0%	491	11,923	12,414
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.7%	467	12,232	12,699
August 2025	3.9%	504	12,296	12,800
July 2025	4.7%	593	12,111	12,704
June 2025	4.1%	514	12,163	12,677
May 2025	3.9%	487	12,065	12,552
April 2025	4.0%	496	11,996	12,492
March 2025	4.8%	592	11,816	12,408
February 2025	5.4%	667	11,683	12,350
January 2025	5.0%	622	11,747	12,369
December 2024	4.4%	549	11,822	12,371
November 2024	4.2%	520	11,907	12,427
October 2024	3.8%	481	12,151	12,632

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.3%	541	11,993	12,534
2024	4.4%	545	11,921	12,466
2023	3.9%	475	11,590	12,065
2022	3.4%	407	11,471	11,878
2021	4.2%	485	11,162	11,647
2020	5.6%	658	10,993	11,651
2019	3.6%	418	11,231	11,649
2018	3.7%	420	11,047	11,467
2017	4.0%	458	10,953	11,411
2016	4.6%	515	10,647	11,162

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Idaho's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Payette County

198.9 per 100,0002025. Idaho: 217.3.

458.4 per 100,0002025. Idaho: 605.0.

0murders2025, 59 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	59	198.9	136	458.4
2024	61	207.5	179	608.8
2023	74	255.8	177	611.7
2022	58	203.8	194	681.8
2021	75	275.4	236	866.7
2020	66	255.4	253	979.1
2019	40	158.2	253	1,000.3
2018	47	187.9	330	1,319.5
2017	36	145.2	297	1,197.9
2016	49	199.3	243	988.2

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Payette County Sheriff's Office	2025	36	39	11,796
Payette Police Department	2025	19	71	8,899
Fruitland Police Department	2025	4	26	7,343

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Idaho · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.64 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 28,038 people.

46sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

37civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Payette County Sheriff's Office	14	32	11,796
Fruitland Police Department	16	4	7,343
Payette Police Department	16	1	8,899

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	46	1.64	37	3
2024	44	1.58	41	3
2023	41	1.50	37	3
2022	40	1.49	37	3
2021	42	1.64	19	3
2020	40	1.65	37	3
2019	43	1.81	37	3
2018	42	1.79	36	3
2017	40	1.72	24	3
2016	39	1.69	24	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Payette County County Assessor?: Sandy Clason (Republican) is the County Assessor of Payette County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Payette County County Clerk?: Lindsey Bratcher (Republican) is the County Clerk of Payette County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Payette County County Coroner?: Keith Schuller (Republican) is the County Coroner of Payette County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Payette County Prosecuting Attorney?: Michael Duke (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Payette County, Idaho.
Who is the Payette County Sheriff?: Andrew “Andy” Creech (Republican) is the Sheriff of Payette County, Idaho.
Who is the Payette County County Treasurer?: Joan Howell (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Payette County, Idaho. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Payette County commissioners?: Anne-Marie Kelso (District 1); Jennifer Riebe (District 2); Reece Hrizuk (District 3).
What is the population of Payette County?: About 26,771 people, with a median age of 38.9; the median household income is $67,673 and 10.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Payette County?: 3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 499 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,711, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Payette County?: 20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 3 school district and 13 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Secretary of State's Blue Book of Idaho (2025-2026); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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