Bingham County, Idaho (ID)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Manufacturing (15.4%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Bingham County, Idaho:

Median resident age:	29.7 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Males: 20,869	(50.0%)
Females: 20,866	(50.0%)

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Bingham County:	3.1 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

This county:	$44,838
Idaho:	$46,253

This county:	$432
State:	$564

Bingham County:	$145,883
Idaho:	$178,100

Detached houses: $189,781

Here:	$189,781
State:	$251,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $154,043

Here:	$154,043
State:	$186,487

In 2-unit structures: $233,549

Here:	$233,549
State:	$340,461

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $314,752

Here:	$314,752
State:	$305,789

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $361,343

Here:	$361,343
State:	$193,422

Mobile homes: $44,854

Here:	$44,854
State:	$52,209

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 234
• Auto thefts: 41

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 103
• Thefts: 186
• Auto thefts: 25

This county:	12.4%
Whole state:	11.8%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bingham County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: Blackfoot, Shelley, Fort Hall, Aberdeen, Basalt, Firth, Atomic City, Alridge, Moreland.

Neighboring counties: Bannock County , Blaine County , Bonneville County , Butte County , Caribou County , Jefferson County , Power County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bingham County: Eagle Lodge (A), Cox (B), Neil Ranch (C), Argonne West (D), Pingree Access Area (E), Association Corral (F), Riverton Access Area (G), Poison Creek Boat Ramp (H), Ferry Butte Access Area (I), Taylor Mountain Ski Area (J), Fort Hall Number 2 Historic Site (K), Deen Substation (L), Westvaco (M), Willow Creek and Seventy Creek Access Areas (N), Springfield Lake Access Area (O), Sagehen Campground (P), Grave Creek Campground (Q), Hancock Ranch (R), Hansen Corral (S). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Groveland Cemetery (1), Moreland Cemetery (2), Basalt Cemetery (3), Riverview Cemetery (4), Homestead Cemetery (5), Thomas Riverside Cemetery (6), Ross Fork Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Meteor Hole (A), Wood Road Lake (B), Cottontail Waterhole (C), Equalizing Reservoir (D), Rat Lake (E), Lau Lakes (F), Sauce Pan Reservoir (G), Camp Four Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alley Lyons Creek (A), Strawberry Creek (B), Sunday Creek (C), Deadman Creek (D), Supon Creek (E), Beaver Creek (F), Danielson Creek (G), Blackfoot River (H), Crooked Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Bingham County: Springfield Bird Haven (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.9%
Idaho:	7.3%

Current college students: 1,423
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,534 (24% naturalized citizens)

Bingham County:	6.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,301
• One, attached: 122
• Two: 379
• 3 or 4: 423
• 5 to 9: 265
• 10 to 19: 74
• 20 or more: 163
• Mobile homes: 2,565
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Bingham County with a mortgage: 5,024 (556 second mortgage, 520 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,276

Here:	68.8% with mortgage
State:	73.2% with mortgage

Bingham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 4.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/25/1995, a tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Bingham County-area historical earthquake activity is above Idaho state average. It is 167% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from Bingham County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1983 at 19:51:24, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from Bingham County center
On 4/21/2001 at 17:18:56, a magnitude 5.4 (5.4 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.3 MW, Depth: 0.5 mi) earthquake occurred 52.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/11/1994 at 14:59:50, a magnitude 5.3 (4.8 MB, 5.1 ML, 5.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from Bingham County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,072 (74%) Carpooled: 2,497 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 532 (3%) Taxi: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 527 (3%) Other means: 50 (0%) Worked at home: 986 (6%)

6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,233 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.93%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.04% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($17,958 average AGI)
2.89% relocated from other states ($17,275 average AGI)

Bingham County:	2.89%
Idaho average:	5.54%

from Bonneville County, ID	1.62% ($33,431 average AGI)
from Bannock County, ID	1.17% ($30,248)
from Madison County, ID	0.17% ($24,478)
from Ada County, ID	0.16% ($30,571)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.15% ($31,950)
from Utah County, UT	0.14% ($31,421)
from Power County, ID	0.12% ($26,875)

8.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.31%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.52% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($18,616 average AGI)
2.79% relocated to other states ($10,357 average AGI)

Bingham County:	2.79%
Idaho average:	4.23%

to Bonneville County, ID	2.26% ($31,851 average AGI)
to Bannock County, ID	1.54% ($22,905)
to Ada County, ID	0.41% ($24,375)
to Madison County, ID	0.31% ($20,535)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.27% ($27,946)
to Twin Falls County, ID	0.19% ($32,308)
to Utah County, UT	0.17% ($24,609)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,273 (4,488 aged, 785 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 38,493 (8,869 male householders, 1,951 female householders)

  9,193 spouses, 16,366 children (14,995 natural, 404 adopted, 967 stepchildren), 736 grandchildren, 172 brothers or sisters, 148 parents, 471 other relatives, 587 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,835 (1,176 male householders (1,052 living alone)), 1,315 female householders (1,221 living alone)), 344 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 407 (297 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,823 2-persons, 2,115 3-persons, 2,114 4-persons, 1,368 5-persons, 826 6-persons, 574 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,273 1-person, 147 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

86.4% of residents of Bingham County speak English at home.
11.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $192,985,000 ($4467 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,821,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $79,464,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,442,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,549,000
Federal grants: $50,914,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,032,000 ($259,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,584,000 ($1,078,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,746,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,199,000
Federal Government insurance: $104,598,000

Here:	91 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

63% of Bingham County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Idaho.

Bingham County:	62.7%
State average:	50.5%

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

• This state: 28899
• Northeast: 481
• Midwest: 1699
• South: 1253
• West: 6678

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,200

Here:	0.7%
Idaho:	7.2%

Here:	2.5%
Idaho:	5.7%

Here:	15.7%
Idaho:	22.0%

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