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Population (year 2000): 1,427. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,452 (+1.8% change)
 

Males: 729  (51.1%)
Females: 698  (48.9%)

Blaine County

Median resident age:  47.5 years
Idaho median age:  33.2 years

Zip codes: 83353, 83354.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $72,400 (it was $71,000 in 2000)
Sun Valley  $72,400
Idaho:  $41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $1,089,800 (it was $798,400 in 2000)
Sun Valley  $1,089,800
Idaho:  $134,900

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Races in Sun Valley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
  • Hispanic (7.1%)
  • Other race (4.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: English (20.9%), German (20.7%), Irish (11.5%), French (6.2%), Italian (3.8%), Norwegian (3.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1947

Elevation: 5940 feet

Land area: 9.87 square miles.

Population density: 146 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Sun Valley

  • High school or higher: 96.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.4%
  • Unemployed: 14.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sun Valley city

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 59.9%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

200 residents are foreign born (7.6% Europe, 2.3% Latin America, 2.2% Oceania).

This city:  14.0%
Idaho:  5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Sun Valley:  0.6% ($4,559)
Idaho:  0.9% ($1,007)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boise, ID (130.3 miles , pop. 185,787).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (521.3 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (719.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Ketchum, ID (2.0 miles ), Hailey, ID (11.7 miles ), Bellevue, ID (16.0 miles ), East Camas, ID (29.5 miles ), Carey, ID (37.5 miles ), Fairfield, ID (38.5 miles ), Clayton, ID (40.2 miles) , West Camas, ID (41.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 65 buildings, average cost: $271,100
  • 1997: 63 buildings, average cost: $271,100
  • 1998: 66 buildings, average cost: $271,100
  • 1999: 69 buildings, average cost: $271,100
  • 2000: 27 buildings, average cost: $790,600
  • 2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $932,800
  • 2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $856,700
  • 2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $934,600
  • 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $1,057,300
  • 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $1,057,300
  • 2006: 21 buildings, average cost: $1,057,300

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Latitude: 43.68 N, Longitude: 114.34 W


256 people in other workers' dormitories

Area code commonly used in this area: 208

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Population change in the 1990s: +437 (+44.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (34%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Construction (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (6%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Art and design workers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)


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Crime in Sun Valley by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 001100
    per 100,000 0.00.067.867.80.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 220032
    per 100,000 137.3135.20.00.0201.3135.0
Burglaries 1466347
    per 100,000 960.9405.7407.1203.4268.5472.3
Thefts 443933242826
    per 100,000 3019.92636.92238.81627.11879.21754.4
Auto thefts 200342
    per 100,000 137.30.00.0203.4268.5135.0
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 226.5160.9172.3149.8155.7141.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  6.24
US city average:  3.00

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Sun Valley topographic map

Birthplace of: Joe Cannon - Major League Soccer player (Colorado, born: Jan 1, 1975).


Hospitals/medical centers near Sun Valley:
  • ST LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER - WOOD RIVER (about 14 miles; KETCHUM, ID)
  • GOODING COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 57 miles; GOODING, ID)
  • ST BENEDICT'S FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER (about 68 miles; JEROME, ID)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sun Valley:
  • FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; HAILEY, ID; ID: SUN)
  • JOSLIN FIELD - MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 84 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; ID: TWF)
  • BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 130 miles; BOISE, ID; ID: BOI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sun Valley:
  • TWIN BRIDGES (about 25 miles; KETCHUM, ID; ID: U61)
  • MAGIC RESERVOIR (about 29 miles; HAILEY, ID; ID: U93)
  • SMILEY CREEK (about 34 miles; GALENA, ID; ID: U87)

Local government website: WWW.CI.SUN-VALLEY.ID.US

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sun Valley:
  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 88 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
  • BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; BOISE, ID; FT enrollment: 12,033)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 184 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 220 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 237 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 238 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
Private high school in Sun Valley:
  • THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 298; Location: PO BOX 2118; Grades: PK - 12)

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Notable location: Sun Valley Village (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Sun Valley City - Visitor Information (Po Box 2420), Elkhorn Resort (1 Elkhorn Road), Sun Valley Company - Condominiums- Administrative Offices- Sun Valley Lodge & (Sun Valley Resort), Lew's Place (219 Alturas), Sun Valley Elkhorn Resort (1 Elkhorn Road), Pete Lane's (Sun Valley Mall), Tamarack Lodge (Sun Valley Road And Walnut Avenue P O Box 2000), Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber of Commmerce (411 North Main Street).

 

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

THE VALLEY CLUB (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.0 people
Idaho:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.9%
Whole state:  71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.9%
Whole state:  11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.7%
Whole state:  4.6%

Sun Valley compared to Idaho state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Sun Valley (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Sun Valley Branch at Boardwalk Mall, branch established on 1969-12-15. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2$8,615$51,6905$4,950
Streets and Highways 3$11,252$45,0080$0
Financial Administration 3$14,597$58,3880$0
Other and Unallocable 1$3,549$42,5880$0
Firefighters 2$10,191$61,14617$1,426
Police - Other 1$2,679$32,1480$0
Police Protection - Officers 9$31,853$42,4710$0
Totals for Government 21$82,735$47,27722$6,376


Sun Valley government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $159,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $877,000
    Financial Administration: $692,000
    Police Protection: $575,000
    Fire Protection: $346,000
    Regular Highways: $221,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $348,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,800,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,045,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $755,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $171,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $389,000
    Fire Protection: $43,000
    Regular Highways: $31,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,922,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $519,000
    Highways: $49,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,410,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,318,000
    NEC: $158,000
    Public Utilities: $79,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,037,000

8.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,088 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.79%
Idaho average:  9.61%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($855 average AGI)
Blaine County:  0.20%
Idaho average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ada County, ID  0.72% ($94,621 average AGI)
from Twin Falls County, ID  0.41% ($50,424)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.25% ($31,550)


8.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,570 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.92%
Idaho average:  8.30%

0.26% of residents moved to foreign countries ($747 average AGI)
Blaine County:  0.26%
Idaho average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ada County, ID  1.08% ($42,885 average AGI)
to Twin Falls County, ID  0.50% ($39,850)
to Lincoln County, ID  0.40% ($31,938)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sun Valley:
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KRXR (1480 AM; 5 kW; GOODING, ID; Owner: MARIA ELENA JUAREZ)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING 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.)
  • KGEM (1140 AM; 10 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sun Valley:
  • KECH-FM (95.3 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • KYZK (107.5 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • KSKI-FM (103.7 FM; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • K276DW (103.1 FM; KETCHUM, ETC., ID; Owner: E-DA-HOE, INC.)
  • KISY (100.7 FM; GOODING, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K228DO (93.5 FM; KETCHUM, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • K204CC (88.7 FM; CHALLIS, ETC., ID; Owner: CHALLIS MISSION CHURCH)
  • K203DS (88.5 FM; KETCHUM/HAILEY, ID; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sun Valley:
  • KSVT-LP (Channel 20; KETCHUM, ID; Owner: E-DA-HOE, INC.)
  • K13HG (Channel 13; KETCHUM, ETC., ID; Owner: CATAMOUNT-IDAHO LICENSE L.L.C.)
  • KIDA (Channel 5; SUN VALLEY, ID; Owner: MARCIA T. TURNER D/B/A TURNER ENTERPRISES)
  • KSVX-LP (Channel 18; HAILEY, ID; Owner: E-DA-HOE, INC.)

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