Gem County, Idaho (ID)

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• • 15,748103.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,54510.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3872.5%Two or more races
  • 1861.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1020.7%Asian alone
  • 210.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $304,532

Here:	$304,532
State:	$327,480

Townhouses or other attached units: $338,734

Here:	$338,734
State:	$252,152

Mobile homes: $109,425

Here:	$109,425
State:	$84,996

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

Health of residents in Gem County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,376 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,040 (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: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 560 (30.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 532010 or later
• 2382000 to 2009
• 921990 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: 5,788
• One, attached: 57
• Two: 101
• 3 or 4: 224
• 5 to 9: 75
• 10 to 19: 20
• 20 to 49: 353
• 50 or more: 51
• Mobile homes: 961
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45

Housing units in Gem County with a mortgage: 3,179 (112 second mortgage, 354 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,147

Religion statistics for Gem County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Gem County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Idaho Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4534, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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 2019: 11.7

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:

• Male householders: 3,749 (900 living alone), Female householders: 3,212 (892 living alone)

• 3,574 spouses (3,574 opposite-sex spouses), 405 unmarried partners, (405 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,886 children (4,222 natural, 375 adopted, 314 stepchildren), 754 grandchildren, 148 brothers or sisters, 200 parents, 0 foster children, 702 other relatives, 412 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 134

Size of family households: 2,538 2-persons, 806 3-persons, 636 4-persons, 425 5-persons, 287 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,790 1-person, 257 2-persons, 40 3-persons.

2,456 married couples with children.
868 single-parent households (111 men, 757 women).

92.3% of residents of Gem speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% 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
• 3192014 or later
• 1052010 to 2013
• 1,1902000 to 2009
• 9231990 to 1999
• 1,0121980 to 1989
• 1,6551970 to 1979
• 6271960 to 1969
• 3301950 to 1959
• 3431940 to 1949
• 1,0141939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Gem County, Idaho

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gem County, Idaho
• 1001 room
• 02 rooms
• 1703 rooms
• 3924 rooms
• 1,0255 rooms
• 1,3266 rooms
• 7807 rooms
• 6928 rooms
• 8339+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gem County, Idaho
• 661 room
• 1132 rooms
• 2463 rooms
• 4134 rooms
• 4545 rooms
• 1526 rooms
• 1207 rooms
• 338 rooms
• 559+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Gem County, Idaho

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gem County, Idaho
• 102no bedroom
• 491 bedroom
• 1,0262 bedrooms
• 2,7883 bedrooms
• 1,1454 bedrooms
• 2055+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gem County, Idaho
• 65no bedroom
• 3661 bedroom
• 5712 bedrooms
• 4353 bedrooms
• 1794 bedrooms
• 435+ 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
• 65no vehicle
• 9871 vehicle
• 1,7102 vehicles
• 1,5013 vehicles
• 5814 vehicles
• 5435+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gem County in renter-occupied apartments
• 351no vehicle
• 7151 vehicle
• 3522 vehicles
• 673 vehicles
• 1094 vehicles
• 395+ vehicles

86.5% of Gem County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Idaho.

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

• This state: 8,692
• Other state: 8,558
• Northeast: 398
• Midwest: 1,465
• South: 854
• West: 5,819

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