Gooding County, Idaho (ID)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.4%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Gooding County, Idaho:

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Males: 7,223	(51.0%)
Females: 6,932	(49.0%)

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Gooding County:	2.8 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

This county:	$39,255
Idaho:	$46,253

This county:	$500
State:	$564

Gooding County:	$150,685
Idaho:	$178,100

Detached houses: $237,099

Here:	$237,099
State:	$251,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,930

Here:	$210,930
State:	$186,487

In 2-unit structures: $147,957

Here:	$147,957
State:	$340,461

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $258,781

Here:	$258,781
State:	$305,789

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,561

Here:	$89,561
State:	$193,422

Mobile homes: $70,582

Here:	$70,582
State:	$52,209

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $80,385

Here:	$80,385
State:	$37,997

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 13
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	13.8%
Whole state:	11.8%

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gooding County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $750 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gooding, Wendell, Hagerman, Bliss.

Neighboring counties: Camas County , Elmore County , Jerome County , Lincoln County , Twin Falls County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gooding County: Niagara Springs Hatchery (A), Appleton Siding (B), Hole-In-The-Wall Cabin (C), Bray Lake Ranch (D), Bell Rapids Access Area (E), Idaho Power Company Steelhead Trout Hatchery (F), Ticeska Station (G), Buckeye Ranch (H), Clear Lake Country Club (I), Snake River Fish Hatchery (J), West Point (K), Dog Creek Reservoir Public Fishing Area (L), Crist Cabin (M), Hagerman National Fish Hatchery (N), Hagerman State Fish Hatchery (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pioneer Cemetery (1), Elmwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bray Lake (A), Lye Lake (B), Rocky Reservoir (C), Walker Waterhole (D), Sliman Reservoir (E), Rattler Reservoir (F), Thorn Creek Reservoir (G), Dog Creek Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Deer Creek (A), Big Wood River (B), Billingsley Creek (C), Birch Creek (D), Black Canyon Creek (E), Terrace Creek (F), Thorn Creek (G), Coyote Creek (H), Briggs Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Gooding County include: Malad Gorge State Park (1), Niagara Springs Wildlife Management Area (2), Malad Gorge State Park (3), Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area (4), McGinnis Park (5), Hagerman Wildlife Management Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.5%
Idaho:	7.3%

Current college students: 363
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,649 (20% naturalized citizens)

Gooding County:	11.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,980
• One, attached: 100
• Two: 85
• 3 or 4: 102
• 5 to 9: 64
• 10 to 19: 22
• 20 or more: 45
• Mobile homes: 1,088
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Gooding County with a mortgage: 1,462 (187 second mortgage, 147 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 902

Here:	61.8% with mortgage
State:	73.2% with mortgage

Gooding County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 3.7 times below overall U.S. average.

Gooding County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Idaho state average. It is 94% smaller 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 96.7 miles away from Gooding County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 1/13/1999 at 23:10:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/26/2008 at 17:33:58, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 6.5 mi) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/4/2002 at 07:52:57, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.3 miles away from Gooding County center
On 11/27/2008 at 03:14:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1992 at 10:15:47, a magnitude 3.5 (2.7 MB, 3.2 ML, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from Gooding 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: 4,245 (69%) Carpooled: 1,079 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 300 (5%) Other means: 82 (1%) Worked at home: 419 (7%)

8.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.41%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.24% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($16,039 average AGI)
3.17% relocated from other states ($11,086 average AGI)

Gooding County:	3.17%
Idaho average:	5.54%

from Twin Falls County, ID	1.61% ($25,164 average AGI)
from Jerome County, ID	1.28% ($20,241)
from Lincoln County, ID	0.42% ($35,632)
from Ada County, ID	0.31% ($31,357)
from Elmore County, ID	0.26% ($17,833)

9.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,168 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.91%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.88% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($17,860 average AGI)
3.03% relocated to other states ($9,308 average AGI)

Gooding County:	3.03%
Idaho average:	4.23%

to Twin Falls County, ID	2.60% ($19,250 average AGI)
to Jerome County, ID	1.54% ($33,676)
to Ada County, ID	0.71% ($26,030)
to Lincoln County, ID	0.45% ($20,714)
to Blaine County, ID	0.41% ($31,105)
to Canyon County, ID	0.22% ($28,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,329 (2,112 aged, 217 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,367 (3,314 male householders, 448 female householders)

  3,234 spouses, 4,582 children (4,056 natural, 150 adopted, 376 stepchildren), 129 grandchildren, 130 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 213 other relatives, 260 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,582 (575 male householders (438 living alone)), 730 female householders (667 living alone)), 277 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 206 (145 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,549 2-persons, 753 3-persons, 680 4-persons, 409 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 209 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,105 1-person, 151 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

82.0% of residents of Gooding County speak English at home.
16.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $75,473,000 ($5261 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,966,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,967,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,349,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,633,000
Federal grants: $21,564,000
Federal procurement contracts: $872,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,088,000 ($481,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,333,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,891,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,362,000

Here:	87 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+22 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-36 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.73 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

52% of Gooding County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Idaho.

Gooding County:	51.6%
State average:	50.5%

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

• This state: 7588
• Northeast: 221
• Midwest: 939
• South: 574
• West: 3106

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,600

Here:	6.1%
Idaho:	7.2%

Here:	3.9%
Idaho:	5.7%

Here:	6.1%
Idaho:	22.0%

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