Bear Lake County, Idaho (ID)

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County population in 2005: 6,176 (43% urban, 57% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,879
Renter-occupied apartments: 380

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Land area: 971 sq. mi.
Water area: 78.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Manufacturing (16.6%), Retail trade (15.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Bear Lake County, Idaho business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bear Lake County, Idaho:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Other race (1.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Males: 3,179	(49.6%)
Females: 3,232	(50.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,468
County population in 2003: 6,330
Jobs in 2003: 1,744

Total labor force in 2004: 3,085
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Bear Lake County:	2.8 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,476 ($32,162 in 2000)

This county	$35,476
Idaho:	$41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $95,923

Bear Lake County	$95,923
Idaho:	$134,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $345
Institutionalized population: 35
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bear Lake County in 2000: $704

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 0

Bear Lake County races chart

Bear Lake County, ID map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Bear Lake County Idaho:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 82.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 16.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $552 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bear Lake County is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.

Cities in this county include: Montpelier, Paris, Georgetown, Bloomington, St. Charles.

Neighboring counties: Cache County, Utah , Lincoln County, Wyoming , Caribou County , Rich County, Utah , Franklin County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Bear Lake County: Saint Charles Creek Fish Trap (A), Saint Charles Campground (B), Pescadero Siding (C), Home Canyon Campground (D), Mumford Ranch (E), Cold Spring Campground (F), Georgetown (G), Emigration Campground (H), Porcupine Campground (I), Montpelier Canyon Campground (J), G H Hall Ranch (K), Eightmile Ranger Station (L), Taylor Meadow (M), Cloverleaf Campground (N), Landmark Letter (O), Davis Canyon Recreation Site (P), Cavanaugh Siding (Q), Sugarloaf (R), Eightmile Campground (S), Whitman Hollow Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Raymond Cemetery (1), Ovid Cemetery (2), Dingle Cemetery (3), Nounan Cemetery (4), Geneva Cemetery (5), Liberty Cemetery (6), Skinner Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Merkley Lake (A), Bloomington Lake (B), Worm Lake (C), Mud Lake (D), Swan Lake (E), Bartlett Lake (F), Limekiln Lake (G), Ranger Dip (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stewart Fork (A), Sweetwater Creek (B), Big Creek (C), Taylor Creek (D), Thomas Fork (E), Bloomington Creek (F), Threemile Creek (G), Cow Fork Eightmile Creek (H), Trail Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bear Lake County include: Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (1), North Beach State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	1.4%
Idaho:	1.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 101
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 72 (36% naturalized citizens)

Bear Lake County:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 10
1990 to 1994: 22
1985 to 1989: 18
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 9
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 13

Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.6%

Bear Lake County marital status for males

Bear Lake County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,830
One, attached: 36
Two: 27
3 or 4: 49
5 to 9: 43
20 or more: 64
Mobile homes: 197
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Bear Lake County with a mortgage: 834 (75 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 706

Agriculture in Bear Lake County
Average size of farms: 499 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $30544
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $49.67
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.60%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $33163
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.31%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 57.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $69509
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.18
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.62%
All wheat for grain: 13289 harvested acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Chemicals (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (11%)
Mining (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (42%)
United Kingdom (15%)
Guatemala (10%)
Germany (8%)
Canada (7%)
Russia (6%)
Other Southern Africa (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bear Lake County:

English (29%)
United States or American (16%)
German (9%)
Danish (7%)
Swiss (6%)
Swedish (5%)
Scottish (3%)

Bear Lake County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,698 (70%)
Carpooled: 480 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Walked: 97 (4%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 124 (5%)

People in group quarters in Bear Lake County, Idaho

33 people in nursing homes
21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,957.

6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,441 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.36%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.60% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($7,480 average AGI)
4.76% relocated from other states ($26,969 average AGI)
Bear Lake County: 4.76%
Idaho average: 5.54%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Bannock County, ID

0.70% ($27,571 average AGI)

8.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.11%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.60% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($9,000 average AGI)
5.50% relocated to other states ($22,230 average AGI)
Bear Lake County: 5.50%
Idaho average: 4.23%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Bannock County, ID	0.98% ($25,100 average AGI)
to Cache County, UT	0.69% ($18,143)
to Sweetwater County, WY	0.59% ($46,833)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Bear Lake County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Bear Lake County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bear Lake County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,139 (1,034 aged, 105 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,355

In family households: 5,761 (1,510 male householders, 213 female householders)
1,499 spouses, 2,418 children (2,193 natural, 59 adopted, 166 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 31 other relatives, 56 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 594 (241 male householders (224 living alone)), 305 female householders (285 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 56 (37 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 760 2-persons, 319 3-persons, 263 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 509 1-person, 33 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

1,783 married couples with children.
267 single-parent households (58 men, 209 women).

96.3% of residents of Bear Lake County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $36,345,000 ($5748 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $762,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,141,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,544,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,934,000
Federal grants: $8,873,000
Federal procurement contracts: $364,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,490,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $556,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,943,000
Federal Government insurance: $547,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 432

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 329

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -328

Here:	-53 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Bear Lake County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.58 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 82
1995 to 1998: 232
1990 to 1994: 196
1980 to 1989: 374
1970 to 1979: 432
1960 to 1969: 300
1950 to 1959: 277
1940 to 1949: 285
1939 or earlier: 1,090

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bear Lake County, Idaho:

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 60
4 rooms: 189
5 rooms: 414
6 rooms: 327
7 rooms: 343
8 rooms: 257
9 or more rooms: 280

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Lake County, Idaho:

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 43
3 rooms: 60
4 rooms: 88
5 rooms: 71
6 rooms: 68
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 35
9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bear Lake County:

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 59
2 bedrooms: 388
3 bedrooms: 731
4 bedrooms: 484
5 or more bedrooms: 208

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Lake County:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 92
2 bedrooms: 138
3 bedrooms: 129
4 bedrooms: 11
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Bear Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 77
1 vehicle: 353
2 vehicles: 755
3 vehicles: 460
4 vehicles: 165
5 or more vehicles: 69

Cars and other vehicles available in Bear Lake County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 53
1 vehicle: 171
2 vehicles: 114
3 vehicles: 40
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

64% of Bear Lake County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Idaho.

Bear Lake County:	64.2%
State average:	50.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3811
Northeast: 36
Midwest: 235
South: 167
West: 2066

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (47%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Electricity (13%)
Wood (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (38%)
Utility gas (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Wood (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Idaho:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	0.8%
Idaho:	5.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	12.9%
Idaho:	22.0%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Bear Lake County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $15,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $7,685,000
Regular Highways: $74,000

All Other: $55,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $857,000
General: $8,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $6,898,000
General - Other: $536,000

Police Protection: $507,000

Regular Highways: $427,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $346,000

Natural Resources - Other: $249,000

Solid Waste Management: $247,000

Central Staff Services: $178,000

Health Services - Other: $156,000

Financial Administration: $151,000

Welfare - Other: $117,000

Parks & Recreation: $86,000

Air Transportation: $59,000

General Public Buildings: $51,000
General - Interest on Debt: $104,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,734,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,662,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $72,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $521,000
Interest Earnings: $56,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,980,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $974,000
General Support: $560,000

All Other: $79,000

Health & Hospitals: $24,000

Public Welfare: $18,000
Tax - Property: $1,470,000
NEC: $101,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,921,000

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