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Gooding County

Population in July 2007: 3,208. Population change since 2000: -4.5%

Males: 1,594	(49.7%)
Females: 1,614	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	37.0 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Zip codes: 83330.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,759 (it was $29,316 in 2000)

Gooding:	$34,759
Idaho:	$46,253

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,011 (it was $66,600 in 2000)

Gooding:	$113,011
Idaho:	$178,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $127,015; Detached houses: $127,125; Townhouses or other attached units: $110,922; In 2-unit structures: $254,335; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $246,335; Mobile homes: $45,000

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Races in Gooding:

White Non-Hispanic (82.5%)
Hispanic (14.8%)
Other race (6.0%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
American Indian (2.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Gooding: 85.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (15.4%), United States (9.8%), German (9.7%), Irish (8.5%), Dutch (2.9%), Danish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1908

Elevation: 3573 feet

Land area: 1.38 square miles.

Population density: 2333 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gooding

High school or higher: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 5.0%
Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gooding city

Never married: 16.6%
Now married: 57.9%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 14.4%
Divorced: 9.5%

306 residents are foreign born (7.2% Latin America, 1.8% Europe).

This city:	9.0%
Idaho:	5.0%

According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Gooding, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gooding to the number of sex offenders is 247 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Gooding:	1.1% ($739)
Idaho:	1.0% ($1,007)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boise, ID (89.9 miles , pop. 185,787).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (427.3 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (643.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Wendell, ID (3.3 miles ), Bliss, ID (3.5 miles ), Hagerman, ID (3.5 miles ), Shoshone, ID (3.9 miles ), Jerome, ID (4.2 miles ), Dietrich, ID (4.8 miles) , Buhl, ID (4.8 miles ), Filer, ID (5.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $52,600
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $70,600
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,100
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $88,900
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,100
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $79,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $134,800
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $134,800
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $157,500
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $117,700
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $117,700
2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $91,200

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Latitude: 42.94 N, Longitude: 114.71 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 208

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Gooding, Idaho business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +519 (+18.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Social assistance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

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Crime in Gooding by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0	0	5	0	3
per 100,000	0.0	28.5	0.0	0.0	147.1	0.0	91.8
Robberies	0	2	1	1	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	57.0	29.4	29.5	29.4	0.0	0.0
Assaults	3	7	3	3	1	2	7
per 100,000	86.8	199.5	88.3	88.5	29.4	58.7	214.3
Burglaries	15	12	32	12	1	6	9
per 100,000	434.2	342.1	942.0	354.2	29.4	176.1	275.5
Thefts	72	81	74	57	38	64	42
per 100,000	2083.9	2309.0	2178.4	1682.4	1118.3	1878.5	1285.6
Auto thefts	15	5	7	1	6	4	8
per 100,000	434.2	142.5	206.1	29.5	176.6	117.4	244.9
Arson	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	29.4	0.0	0.0	29.4	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	165.8	207.5	196.1	121.0	193.3	108.6	206.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.18
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Gooding, Idaho

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Hospital/medical center in Gooding:

GOODING COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1120 MONTANA STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Gooding:

ST BENEDICT'S FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; JEROME, ID)
MAGIC VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID)
ELMORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 50 miles; MOUNTAIN HOME, ID)

Political contributions by individuals in Gooding, ID

Airports and Heliports located in Gooding:

Gooding Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 300, Itinerant Ops: 14,000, Local Ops: 12,650, Military Ops: 50)
Gooding County Memorial Hospital Heliport

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gooding:

COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 35 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; BOISE, ID; FT enrollment: 12,033)
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 124 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
RICKS COLLEGE (about 163 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 170 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 187 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 211 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)

Public high schools in Gooding:

Gooding High School (Students: 324; Location: 1050 7TH AVE W; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)
Idaho For The Deaf And Blind School (Students: 75; Location: 1450 MAIN STREET; Grades: Prekindergarten - 12th Grade)
Gooding Acclrted Learning Center School (Students: 62; Location: 906 MAIN ST; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Gooding:

Gooding Elementary School (Students: 632; Location: 1045 7TH AVE W; Grades: Prekindergarten - 5th Grade)
Gooding Middle School (Students: 288; Location: 1045 7TH AVE W; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)

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Library in Gooding:

GOODING PUBLIC (Operating income: $73,674; Location: 306 FIFTH AVE W; 22,221 books; 219 audio materials; 327 video materials; 68 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Cottage Inn (1331 Main Street), Gooding Hotel Bed & Breakfast (112 Main Street), Toponis Inc (413 Main Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Gooding and their reported violations in the past:

GOODING CITY OF (Population served: 3200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine

8 minor monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.6%
Whole state:	71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	17.3%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gooding, ID

People in group quarters in Gooding

72 people in nursing homes
32 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
18 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Gooding compared to Idaho state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Gooding (2009 data):

Panhandle State Bank: Gooding Branch at 746 Main Street, branch established on 2000-04-10. Info updated 2008-06-20: Bank assets: $1,081.8 mil, Deposits: $797.0 mil, headquarters in Sandpoint, ID, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Intermountain Community Bancorp
Bank of America, National Association: Gooding Branch at 645 Main St, branch established on 1978-08-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Zions First National Bank: Gooding Branch at 502 Main Street, branch established on 1965-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $20,778.3 mil, Deposits: $16,118.5 mil, headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 155 total offices, Holding Company: Zions Bancorporation
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Gooding Branch at 445 Main Street, branch established on 1865-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Gooding County Idaho:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (43%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Religon statistics for Gooding

Adherents

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Reformed Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	47.8%	16.1%	8.6%	5.8%	5.3%
Congregations	32.3%	9.7%	9.7%	3.2%	3.2%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of the Nazarene	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	3.6%	3.5%	2.0%	1.7%	5.5%
Congregations	9.7%	3.2%	3.2%	6.5%	19.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$3,637	$43,644	5	$2,063
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$834
Police Protection - Officers	6	$11,965	$23,930	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$1,685	$20,220	0	$0
Firefighters	1	$3,330	$39,960	25	$2,745
Streets and Highways	6	$15,534	$31,068	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,311	$19,866	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$7,283	$29,132	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$9,025	$27,075	0	$0
Local Libraries	1	$1,704	$20,448	4	$2,127
Totals for Government	25	$57,474	$27,588	35	$7,769

8.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.41%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Twin Falls County, ID	1.61% ($25,164 average AGI)
from Jerome County, ID	1.28% ($20,241)
from Lincoln County, ID	0.42% ($35,632)

9.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,168 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.91%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Twin Falls County, ID	2.60% ($19,250 average AGI)
to Jerome County, ID	1.54% ($33,676)
to Ada County, ID	0.71% ($26,030)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gooding:

KRXR (1480 AM; 5 kW; GOODING, ID; Owner: MARIA ELENA JUAREZ)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTFI (1270 AM; 5 kW; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)
KLIX (1310 AM; 5 kW; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KART (1400 AM; 1 kW; JEROME, ID; Owner: KART BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KGEM (1140 AM; 10 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFXD (630 AM; 5 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gooding:

KISY (100.7 FM; GOODING, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)
KEFX (88.9 FM; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KMVX (102.9 FM; JEROME, ID; Owner: KART BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KTPZ (99.1 FM; MOUNTAIN HOME, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)
KYZK (107.5 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING, LTD.)
KECH-FM (95.3 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING LTD PARTNERSHIP)
KAWZ (89.9 FM; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS)
KEZJ-FM (95.7 FM; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIKX (104.7 FM; KETCHUM, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)
K216CY (91.1 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: BOISE ST. UNIV., ID ST BD OF EDUCA.)
KWRV (91.9 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KSKI-FM (103.7 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING LTD PARTNERSHIP)
KCIR (90.7 FM; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
KBSW (91.7 FM; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KKMV (92.5 FM; RUPERT, ID; Owner: TRI-MARKET RADIO BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KZDX (99.9 FM; BURLEY, ID; Owner: KART & EAGLE ROCK B/C INC,TENANTS)

TV broadcast stations around Gooding:

KMVT (Channel 11; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: CATAMOUNT-IDAHO LICENSE L.L.C.)
KCTF-LP (Channel 45; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING OF IDAHO, INC.)
KBAX-LP (Channel 27; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING OF IDAHO, INC.)
KTID-LP (Channel 58; TWIN FALLS, ETC., ID; Owner: E-DA-HOE, INC.)
KTWT-LP (Channel 43; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: E-DA-HOE, INC.)
KDID-LP (Channel 55; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: TWIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
K25EV (Channel 25; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Gooding, Idaho:

Fatal accident count: 5
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 5
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

Idaho average:

Fatal accident count: 57
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 82
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 21
Fatalities: 62
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 148
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8

Gooding fatal accident list:
Aug 18, 2005 08:10 AM, I-84, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Dec 29, 2001 12:35 AM, Us-26, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 8, 1993 11:30 AM, Alley, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 25, 1987 07:20 AM, 14th W Ut, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 23, 1984 03:01 AM, 002200, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $252,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 240
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 11,400

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Gooding)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Gooding, ID)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Gooding)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 26 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Gooding)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 65
Hazardous Condition: 19
Service Call: 6
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Gooding

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