Gem County, Idaho (ID)

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• • 15,258100.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,4789.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4012.6%Two or more races
  • 1661.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1160.8%Asian alone
  • 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $238,760

Here:	$238,760
State:	$256,752

Townhouses or other attached units: $253,251

Here:	$253,251
State:	$188,519

Mobile homes: $105,961

Here:	$105,961
State:	$82,306

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 12
• Auto thefts: 9

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,009 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $901 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gem County is $509 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $566 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $823 a month.

Cities in this county include: Emmett Valley, Emmett, Emmett Bench, Sweet.

Neighboring counties: Androscoggin County, Maine , Hancock County, Maine , Hamilton County, New York , Goodhue County, Minnesota , Hand County, South Dakota , Waseca County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 417
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 600 (20.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 522010 or later
• 2992000 to 2009
• 891990 to 1999
• 2281980 to 1989
• 491970 to 1979
• 141Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,291
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 10
• 3 or 4: 173
• 5 to 9: 80
• 10 to 19: 39
• 20 to 49: 161
• 50 or more: 77
• Mobile homes: 579
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

Housing units in Gem County with a mortgage: 2,989 (103 second mortgage, 150 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,968

Religion statistics for Gem County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Gem County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Idaho Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 02, 2010 to June 10, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1927: July 27, 2010, FEMA Id: 1927, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Idaho Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3244: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3244, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Idaho Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 1996 to January 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1154: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1154, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Idaho Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 31, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-186: December 31, 1964, FEMA Id: 186, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

9.29% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($45,614 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.37% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($26,067 average AGI)
3.91% relocated from other states ($19,547 average AGI)

Gem County:	3.91%
Idaho average:	4.74%

from Ada County, ID	2.61% ($46,384 average AGI)
from Canyon County, ID	1.36% ($50,108)

7.58% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,309 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.24% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($26,163 average AGI)
2.34% relocated to other states ($12,146 average AGI)

Gem County:	2.34%
Idaho average:	3.66%

to Ada County, ID	2.85% ($39,441 average AGI)
to Canyon County, ID	1.44% ($34,372)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Gem County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 14,621 (2,325 male householders, 2,104 female householders)

  3,320 spouses, 5,214 children (4,867 natural, 154 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 519 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 216 parents, 274 other relatives, 527 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,696 (1,030 male householders (775 living alone)), 1,108 female householders (1,059 living alone)), 554 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 141

Size of family households: 2,592 2-persons, 743 3-persons, 517 4-persons, 384 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,835 1-person, 253 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 26 5-persons.

2,599 married couples with children.
981 single-parent households (124 men, 857 women).

91.5% of residents of Gem speak English at home.
7.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $82,263,000 ($5,153 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,740,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,316,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,612,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $427,000
Federal grants: $16,076,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,120,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,711,000 ($1,020,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,334,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,733,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,966,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.07 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Gem County, Idaho
• 1772014 or later
• 772010 to 2013
• 1,2742000 to 2009
• 1,1551990 to 1999
• 7721980 to 1989
• 1,5381970 to 1979
• 4821960 to 1969
• 3561950 to 1959
• 5141940 to 1949
• 9461939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Gem County, Idaho

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gem County, Idaho
• 311 room
• 132 rooms
• 793 rooms
• 4334 rooms
• 1,1385 rooms
• 1,2766 rooms
• 1,0097 rooms
• 4688 rooms
• 5289+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gem County, Idaho
• 881 room
• 452 rooms
• 1073 rooms
• 3774 rooms
• 5425 rooms
• 2246 rooms
• 1607 rooms
• 678 rooms
• 329+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Gem County, Idaho

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gem County, Idaho
• 30no bedroom
• 1331 bedroom
• 1,0372 bedrooms
• 2,6663 bedrooms
• 9014 bedrooms
• 1155+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gem County, Idaho
• 91no bedroom
• 2181 bedroom
• 4942 bedrooms
• 6203 bedrooms
• 1454 bedrooms
• 545+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Gem County, Idaho in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gem County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 48no vehicle
• 1,1951 vehicle
• 1,6692 vehicles
• 1,2143 vehicles
• 5624 vehicles
• 2825+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gem County in renter-occupied apartments
• 213no vehicle
• 7761 vehicle
• 4132 vehicles
• 1183 vehicles
• 1024 vehicles
• 135+ vehicles

88.4% of Gem County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Idaho.

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

• This state: 8,455
• Other state: 8,181
• Northeast: 399
• Midwest: 1,304
• South: 864
• West: 5,612

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 339
• Number of aged recipients: 33
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 306
• Number of recipients under 18: 49
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 236
• Number of recipients older than 64: 54
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 147
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 135