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Mackay, ID map Population (year 2000): 566. Estimated population in July 2006: 540 (-4.6% change)
 

Males: 277  (48.9%)
Females: 289  (51.1%)

Custer County

Median resident age:  44.3 years
Idaho median age:  33.2 years

Zip codes: 83251.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,300 (it was $23,807 in 2000)
Mackay  $24,300
Idaho:  $41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,800 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
Mackay  $101,800
Idaho:  $134,900

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Races in Mackay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: English (19.1%), German (16.1%), Irish (9.4%), United States (9.2%), Swedish (5.5%), Danish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 10/14/1901

Elevation: 5900 feet

Land area: 0.87 square miles.

Population density: 612 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mackay

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 10.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mackay city

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.4%
Idaho:  5.0%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Mackay, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mackay to the number of sex offenders is 266 to 1.

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

Mackay:  0.7% ($528)
Idaho:  0.9% ($1,007)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pocatello, ID (107.5 miles , pop. 51,466).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (545.1 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (725.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Lost River, ID (14.0 miles) , Moore, ID (20.9 miles) , Arco, ID (28.8 miles ), Butte City, ID (32.9 miles) , Carey, ID (47.5 miles ), Howe, ID (48.7 miles ), Sun Valley, ID (52.6 miles ), Bellevue, ID (53.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $64,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $64,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.91 N, Longitude: 113.61 W


9 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 208

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Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (23%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Life and physical scientists (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Birthplace of: Jesse Smith - College basketball player (Idaho State Bengals).


Hospitals/medical centers near Mackay:
  • LOST RIVERS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; ARCO, ID)
  • ST LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER - WOOD RIVER (about 64 miles; KETCHUM, ID)
  • STEELE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 85 miles; SALMON, ID)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mackay:
  • FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 55 miles; HAILEY, ID; ID: SUN)
  • POCATELLO REGIONAL (about 100 miles; POCATELLO, ID; ID: PIH)
  • IDAHO FALLS RGNL (about 111 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID; ID: IDA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mackay:
  • MACKAY (about 2 miles; MACKAY, ID; ID: U62)
  • COPPER BASIN (about 17 miles; MACKAY, ID; ID: 0U2)
  • ANTELOPE VALLEY (about 17 miles; GROUSE, ID; ID: U92)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mackay:
  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 123 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 134 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
  • BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 185 miles; BOISE, ID; FT enrollment: 12,033)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 197 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 220 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 222 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
Public high school in Mackay:
  • MACKAY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 116; Location: 400 EAST SPRUCE STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Mackay:
  • MACKAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: 530 EAST SPRUCE STREET; Grades: PK - 11)
Library in Mackay:
  • MACKAY DISTRICT (Operating income: $27,820; Location: 320 CAPITOL AVE; 6,520 books; 140 audio materials; 330 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Mackay District Ranger Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Swauger Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: The Bent Rod Outdoors (Tours & Charters; 211 Elm Street), Jagged Edge Outfitters (Tours & Charters; 6242 Bartlett Point Road).

Hotels: Wagon Wheel Motel RV Park (809 West Custer Highway), Bear Bottom Inn Motel (412 West Spruce Street).

 

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

MACKAY CITY OF (Population served: 566, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 7 regular monitoring violations
WHITE KNOB MOTEL AND POOL (Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
WHITE KNOB RV PARK (Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Idaho:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.1%
Whole state:  71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  18.4%
Whole state:  11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Mackay compared to Idaho state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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 Mackay (2007 data):
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Mackay Branch at 202 South Main Street, branch established on 1949-07-20. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp



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10.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,177 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.91%
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 Ada County, ID  0.86% ($35,615 average AGI)
from Bannock County, ID  0.67% ($30,000)
from Twin Falls County, ID  0.67% ($18,400)


10.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,013 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.07%
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 Ada County, ID  0.87% ($37,769 average AGI)
to Bannock County, ID  0.67% ($22,800)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mackay:
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KBLI (1620 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KID (590 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KSEI (930 AM; 5 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KUPI (980 AM; 5 kW; AMMON, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mackay:
  • K204CC (88.7 FM; CHALLIS, ETC., ID; Owner: CHALLIS MISSION CHURCH)
  • KISY (100.7 FM; GOODING, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KECH-FM (95.3 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • KYZK (107.5 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • KIKX (104.7 FM; KETCHUM, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KSKI-FM (103.7 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)

TV broadcast stations around Mackay:
  • K17CY (Channel 17; MACKAY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))

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