Caribou County, Idaho (ID)

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County population in 2005: 7,131 (42% urban, 58% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,036
Renter-occupied apartments: 524

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Land area: 1766 sq. mi.
Water area: 32.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.4%), Manufacturing (16.6%), Construction (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Caribou County, Idaho:

White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
Hispanic (4.0%)
Other race (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Males: 3,638	(49.8%)
Females: 3,666	(50.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $34,774
County population in 2003: 7,194
Jobs in 2003: 3,484

Total labor force in 2004: 3,257
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.8%

Average household size:

Caribou County:	2.8 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,484 ($37,609 in 2000)

This county	$41,484
Idaho:	$41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $106,229

Caribou County	$106,229
Idaho:	$134,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $398
Institutionalized population: 36
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Caribou County in 2000: $733

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 15
Thefts: 10
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 8
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 2

Caribou County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Caribou County Idaho:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 83.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 15.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $742 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Caribou 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: Soda Springs, Grace, Bancroft, Wayan.

2005 air pollution in Caribou County:

Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bannock County , Bear Lake County , Bingham County , Bonneville County , Lincoln County, Wyoming , Franklin County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Caribou County: Perkins Ranch (A), Allemans Ranch (B), Petersons Ranch (C), Allen Ranch (D), Grace Power Plant (E), Grace Fish Hatchery (F), Petterson Ranch (G), Tincup Campground (H), Pine Bar Campground (I), Nate Ranch (J), Doulls Ranch (K), Austin Ranch (L), Hopkins Landing (M), Horse Camp (N), Johnson Guard Station (O), Bear Camp (P), Young Ranch (Q), Finlayson Ranch (R), Vent Ranch (S), Jougelard Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Caribou County: Chesterfield Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Grace Cemetery (1), Chesterfield Cemetery (2), Thatcher Cemetery (3), Lanes Grave Cemetery (4), Freedom Cemetery (5), Lago Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Burchett Lake (A), Loa Lake (B), Narrows, The (C), Hole in the Rock (D), Swan Lakes (E), Swan Lake (F), Horse Lake (G), Reservoir, The (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Densmore Creek (A), Alder Creek (B), Angus Creek (C), Deer Creek (D), Bacon Creek (E), Bailey Creek (F), Bear Creek (G), Beaver Dam Creek (H), Daves Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Caribou County include: Blackfoot River Park (1), Henry Stampede Park (2), Nelson Game Enclosure (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	1.5%
Idaho:	1.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 214
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 132 (28% naturalized citizens)

Caribou County:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 42
1990 to 1994: 17
1985 to 1989: 10
1980 to 1984: 10
1975 to 1979: 26
1970 to 1974: 5
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 16

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.1%

Caribou County marital status for males

Caribou County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,339
One, attached: 18
Two: 43
3 or 4: 82
5 to 9: 50
10 to 19: 50
20 or more: 40
Mobile homes: 530
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Caribou County with a mortgage: 920 (115 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 538

Agriculture in Caribou County
Average size of farms: 871 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85191
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $74017
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.25%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $99535
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.22%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.99
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.79%
All wheat for grain: 30868 harvested acres

Caribou County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Idaho state average. It is 27.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Chemicals (22%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Construction (15%)
Mining (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Construction (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (66%)
Germany (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Venezuela (5%)
Romania (4%)
Poland (2%)
Canada (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Caribou County:

English (30%)
German (12%)
United States or American (11%)
Danish (8%)
Irish (6%)
European (4%)
Norwegian (3%)

Caribou County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,219 (75%)
Carpooled: 402 (14%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 132 (4%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 180 (6%)

People in group quarters in Caribou County, Idaho

32 people in nursing homes
20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
4 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 $46,993.

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,474 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.38% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($17,660 average AGI)
3.47% relocated from other states ($27,814 average AGI)
Caribou County: 3.47%
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

1.32% ($37,267 average AGI)

8.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,005 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.39% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($15,338 average AGI)
4.14% relocated to other states ($29,667 average AGI)
Caribou County: 4.14%
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	2.37% ($24,418 average AGI)
to Cache County, UT	0.47% ($20,818)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Births per 1000 population in Caribou County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Caribou County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Caribou County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,110 (988 aged, 122 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,240

In family households: 6,594 (1,762 male householders, 205 female householders)
1,768 spouses, 2,614 children (2,449 natural, 34 adopted, 131 stepchildren), 88 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 44 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 646 (282 male householders (239 living alone)), 298 female householders (283 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 64 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 836 2-persons, 375 3-persons, 360 4-persons, 219 5-persons, 110 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 522 1-person, 47 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

1,944 married couples with children.
241 single-parent households (74 men, 167 women).

95.0% of residents of Caribou County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $38,985,000 ($5405 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $337,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,314,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,981,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,744,000
Federal grants: $5,416,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,136,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,394,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $687,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,186,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,002,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 555

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

Deaths: 324

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +14

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -406

Here:	-57 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Caribou County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.54 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 66
1995 to 1998: 146
1990 to 1994: 104
1980 to 1989: 288
1970 to 1979: 865
1960 to 1969: 427
1950 to 1959: 463
1940 to 1949: 248
1939 or earlier: 581

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Caribou County, Idaho:

1 room: 1
2 rooms: 23
3 rooms: 55
4 rooms: 182
5 rooms: 351
6 rooms: 312
7 rooms: 374
8 rooms: 280
9 or more rooms: 458

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Caribou County, Idaho:

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 48
3 rooms: 80
4 rooms: 177
5 rooms: 75
6 rooms: 60
7 rooms: 25
8 rooms: 15
9 or more rooms: 28

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Caribou County:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 60
2 bedrooms: 340
3 bedrooms: 833
4 bedrooms: 498
5 or more bedrooms: 302

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Caribou County:

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 116
2 bedrooms: 203
3 bedrooms: 134
4 bedrooms: 39
5 or more bedrooms: 12

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

no vehicle: 76
1 vehicle: 336
2 vehicles: 941
3 vehicles: 480
4 vehicles: 174
5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Caribou County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 36
1 vehicle: 214
2 vehicles: 190
3 vehicles: 60
4 vehicles: 21
5 or more vehicles: 3

65% of Caribou County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Idaho.

Caribou County:	65.3%
State average:	50.5%

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

This state: 4405
Northeast: 138
Midwest: 296
South: 259
West: 2063

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (61%)
Electricity (18%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (50%)
Electricity (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Coal or coke (5%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	1.8%
Idaho:	7.2%

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

Here:	1.3%
Idaho:	5.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	7.4%
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)

Caribou County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $7,563,000
All Other: $344,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $160,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $7,298,000
Regular Highways: $1,694,000

General - Other: $1,011,000

Police Protection: $851,000

Financial Administration: $478,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $354,000

Solid Waste Management: $300,000

Natural Resources - Other: $282,000

Health Services - Other: $208,000

Central Staff Services: $149,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $110,000

Corrections - Other: $100,000

General Public Buildings: $89,000

Fire Protection: $84,000

Parks & Recreation: $16,000
General - Interest on Debt: $375,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $5,357,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,770,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $587,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $606,000
General Revenue, NEC: $410,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $319,000
Police Protection: $100,000

Solid Waste Management: $74,000

Fire Protection: $48,000

General - Other: $36,000

Natural Resource - Other: $29,000

General Public Building: $11,000

Financial Administration: $7,000

Judicial: $5,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,248,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,770,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,547,000
General Support: $890,000

All Other: $627,000

Health & Hospitals: $53,000

Public Welfare: $2,000
Tax - Property: $3,757,000
NEC: $21,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,683,000

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