Franklin County, Idaho (ID)

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County population in July 2007: 12,203 (30% urban, 70% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,808
Renter-occupied apartments: 668

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Land area: 665 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 18 people per square mile

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2008 cost of living index in Franklin County: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.4%), Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (11.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Franklin County, Idaho business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Franklin County, Idaho:

White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
Hispanic (5.2%)
Other race (3.4%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	27.7 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Males: 5,647	(49.8%)
Females: 5,682	(50.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,387
County population in 2003: 11,898
Jobs in 2003: 2,980

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,925
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.9%

Average household size:

Franklin County:	3.2 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,392 ($36,061 in 1999)

This county:	$44,392
Idaho:	$46,253

2007 median house/condo value: $167,982 ($94,300 in 2000)

Franklin County:	$167,982
Idaho:	$178,100

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $496 (lower quartile is $393, upper quartile is $598)

This county:	$496
State:	$564

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,112
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $275

Institutionalized population: 49

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 40
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 30
Auto thefts: 2

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2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Idaho:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 89.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 9.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $728 (0.8%)

Franklin County household income distribution in 2007

Franklin County home values distribution

Franklin County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.4%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	2.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Area name: Logan, UT-ID MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $797 a month.

Cities in this county include: Preston, Franklin, Dayton, Weston, Clifton, Oxford, Mink Creek.

2005 air pollution in Franklin County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 10.0 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 56 µg/m³. Significanly above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bannock County , Cache County, Utah , Bear Lake County , Caribou County , Rich County, Utah , Oneida County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Franklin County: Albert Moser Campground (A), Glendale Reservoir Access Area (B), Twin Lakes Access Area (C), Beaver Creek Campground (D), Foster Reservoir Access Area (E), Club River Guard Station (F), Camp Wilderness (G), Little Santa Anita Racetrack (H), Hale Mine (I), Oneida Station (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Treasureton Cemetery (1), Oxford Cemetery (2), Whitney Cemetery (3), Cleveland Cemetery (4), Fairview Cemetery (5), Preston Cemetery (6), Franklin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Blue Lake (A), Hidden Lake (B), Wiggler Lake (C), Horse Lake (D), Gibson Lakes (E), Oneida Narrows Reservoir (F), Johnson Reservoir (G), Condie Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Strawberry Creek (A), Sugar Creek (B), Deep Creek (C), Battle Creek (D), Bear Creek (E), Davis Creek (F), Birch Creek (G), Crooked Creek (H), Trout Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Franklin County: Pioneer Women Historical Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	1.3%
Idaho:	1.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 187
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 387 (26% naturalized citizens)

Franklin County:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 162 1990 to 1994: 95 1985 to 1989: 36 1980 to 1984: 18 1975 to 1979: 23 1970 to 1974: 14 1970 to 1974: 9 1965 to 1969: 30

Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.9%

Franklin County marital status for males

Franklin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,389
One, attached: 29
Two: 37
3 or 4: 103
5 to 9: 68
20 or more: 9
Mobile homes: 214
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 1,467 (140 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 757

Here:	66.0% with mortgage
State:	73.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Franklin County
Average size of farms: 308 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $62385
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $116.39
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.50%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $57674
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 59.66%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61999
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.36
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 32.71%
All wheat for grain: 13867 harvested acres

Franklin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 5.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Construction (14%)
Educational services (5%)
Food (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Child care workers (3%)

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

Mexico (70%)
Peru (8%)
Canada (7%)
Germany (4%)
Russia (3%)
Honduras (2%)
Korea (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin County:

English (35%)
United States or American (15%)
Danish (9%)
German (9%)
Scottish (3%)
Norwegian (3%)
Swedish (2%)

Franklin County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,519 (73%)
Carpooled: 677 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 20 (0%)
Walked: 251 (5%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 352 (7%)

People in group quarters in Franklin County, Idaho

39 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
27 people in other group homes
10 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 $40,552.

6.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,861 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.57%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.64% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($7,802 average AGI)
4.94% relocated from other states ($29,055 average AGI)
Franklin County: 4.94%
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 Cache County, UT	1.69% ($29,525 average AGI)
from Bannock County, ID	0.47% ($23,647)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.39% ($47,143)
from Weber County, UT	0.31% ($36,455)

8.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,621 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.13%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.24% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($7,852 average AGI)
5.89% relocated to other states ($22,768 average AGI)
Franklin County: 5.89%
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 Cache County, UT	2.62% ($25,135 average AGI)
to Bannock County, ID	0.63% ($19,391)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.41% ($24,333)
to Bonneville County, ID	0.30% ($21,182)
to Utah County, UT	0.30% ($21,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.9

Births per 1000 population in Franklin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Franklin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Franklin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,536 (1,401 aged, 135 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 8.2
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4475.780
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 532.830
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 27739.98

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1891.520
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 549.670
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.08

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 54.02
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 64.67

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,253

In family households: 10,607 (2,656 male householders, 236 female householders)
2,595 spouses, 4,702 children (4,375 natural, 121 adopted, 206 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 76 other relatives, 112 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 646 (247 male householders (222 living alone)), 348 female householders (343 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 76 (48 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 975 2-persons, 557 3-persons, 550 4-persons, 389 5-persons, 209 6-persons, 212 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 565 1-person, 23 2-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

92.9% of residents of Franklin County speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $65,916,000 ($5403 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,749,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,728,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,693,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,872,000
Federal grants: $29,287,000
Federal procurement contracts: $732,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,605,000 ($705,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,884,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,256,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,051,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,093

Here:	88 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 478

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +126

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

Net internal migration: +317

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Franklin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.55 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:	4.6
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 119
1995 to 1998: 394
1990 to 1994: 177
1980 to 1989: 261
1970 to 1979: 637
1960 to 1969: 267
1950 to 1959: 402
1940 to 1949: 416
1939 or earlier: 1,199

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Idaho:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 78 4 rooms: 234 5 rooms: 440 6 rooms: 484 7 rooms: 458 8 rooms: 369 9+ rooms: 736

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Idaho:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 40 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 198 5 rooms: 134 6 rooms: 102 7 rooms: 52 8 rooms: 40 9+ rooms: 26

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Franklin County:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 67 2 bedrooms: 456 3 bedrooms: 1,003 4 bedrooms: 797 5+ bedrooms: 482

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 99 2 bedrooms: 280 3 bedrooms: 157 4 bedrooms: 97 5+ bedrooms: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 419 2 vehicles: 1,203 3 vehicles: 727 4 vehicles: 318 5+ vehicles: 92

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 50 1 vehicle: 238 2 vehicles: 240 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 30 5+ vehicles: 15

60% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Idaho.

Franklin County:	60.0%
State average:	50.5%

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

This state: 4882
Northeast: 59
Midwest: 213
South: 146
West: 5609

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Electricity (12%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%) Electricity (18%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Other fuel (3%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36

Here:	1.9%
Idaho:	7.2%

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

Here:	0.9%
Idaho:	5.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17

Here:	10.9%
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 (Noninst.)

Franklin County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $5,911,000
All Other: $524,000

Solid Waste Management: $215,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $193,000
Financial Administration: $100,000

General Public Buildings: $100,000

Central Staff Services: $50,000

Police Protection: $50,000

Judicial & Legal: $25,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,852,000
Regular Highways: $778,000

General - Other: $566,000

Financial Administration: $423,000

Police Protection: $371,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $324,000

Welfare - Other: $218,000

Solid Waste Management: $172,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $150,000

Health Services - Other: $144,000

Corrections - Other: $138,000

Central Staff Services: $122,000

General Public Buildings: $100,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $212,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $167,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,385,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,677,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,271,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $939,000
General Support: $744,000
Tax - Property: $2,073,000
NEC: $289,000

Motor Vehicle License: $167,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,369,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Franklin County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)