Gooding County, Idaho (ID)

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County population in 2005: 14,461 (25% urban, 75% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,655
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,391

% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

Land area: 731 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	13.8%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Gooding County, Idaho:

White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
Hispanic (17.1%)
Other race (8.2%)
Two or more races (2.8%)
American Indian (1.3%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,529
County population in 2003: 14,329
Jobs in 2003: 5,652

Gooding County,ID real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 7,789
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.8%

Average household size:

Gooding County:	2.8 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,173 ($31,888 in 2000)

This county	$35,173
Idaho:	$41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $109,003

Gooding County	$109,003
Idaho:	$134,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $480
Institutionalized population: 174
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Gooding County in 2000: $757

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

Gooding County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Gooding County Idaho:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 74.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 24.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $749 (0.9%)

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, Blanchard-Glengary.

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	1.1%
Idaho:	1.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 376
1990 to 1994: 575
1985 to 1989: 274
1980 to 1984: 137
1975 to 1979: 130
1970 to 1974: 58
1970 to 1974: 45
1965 to 1969: 54

Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

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

Gooding County marital status for males

Gooding County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Gooding County
Average size of farms: 294 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $531928
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $348.42
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.23%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.05%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $493041
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 51.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 99.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $137759
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.58%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 107.84
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 54.75%
Corn for grain: 4119 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3133 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2704 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 39 acres

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

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
Construction (16%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Food (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (22%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Mexico (78%)
Guatemala (8%)
Portugal (3%)
Peru (3%)
Germany (2%)
Spain (2%)
Canada (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Gooding County:

English (16%)
German (14%)
United States or American (11%)
Irish (7%)
Dutch (4%)
Swedish (2%)
Italian (2%)

Gooding County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Gooding County, Idaho

102 people in nursing homes
32 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
18 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,735.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Gooding County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Gooding County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Gooding County

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

Households: 13,949

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.

3,217 married couples with children.
590 single-parent households (170 men, 420 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,257

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

Deaths: 726

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

Net international migration: +314

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

Net internal migration: -520

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

Population growth in Gooding County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 192
1995 to 1998: 516
1990 to 1994: 286
1980 to 1989: 536
1970 to 1979: 1,316
1960 to 1969: 406
1950 to 1959: 645
1940 to 1949: 659
1939 or earlier: 949

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

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 71
3 rooms: 196
4 rooms: 621
5 rooms: 854
6 rooms: 755
7 rooms: 523
8 rooms: 297
9 or more rooms: 330

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

1 room: 20
2 rooms: 105
3 rooms: 269
4 rooms: 359
5 rooms: 262
6 rooms: 174
7 rooms: 105
8 rooms: 59
9 or more rooms: 38

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

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 209
2 bedrooms: 1,023
3 bedrooms: 1,757
4 bedrooms: 510
5 or more bedrooms: 148

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gooding County:

no bedroom: 38
1 bedroom: 269
2 bedrooms: 541
3 bedrooms: 395
4 bedrooms: 113
5 or more bedrooms: 35

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

no vehicle: 56
1 vehicle: 741
2 vehicles: 1,640
3 vehicles: 819
4 vehicles: 300
5 or more vehicles: 99

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

no vehicle: 125
1 vehicle: 553
2 vehicles: 502
3 vehicles: 124
4 vehicles: 76
5 or more vehicles: 11

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

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:

Electricity (51%)
Utility gas (26%)
Wood (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (63%)
Utility gas (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Wood (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 109

Here:	6.1%
Idaho:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38

Here:	3.9%
Idaho:	5.7%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 21

Here:	6.1%
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)

Gooding County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $949,000
Solid Waste Management: $357,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $133,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $698,000
Corrections - Other: $505,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $499,000

Financial Administration: $491,000

Police Protection: $414,000

Solid Waste Management: $397,000

Health Services - Other: $365,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $250,000

Natural Resources - Other: $171,000

General Public Buildings: $159,000

Central Staff Services: $138,000

Regular Highways: $47,000

Welfare - Other: $25,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $272,000
General - Interest on Debt: $324,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $259,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $4,550,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,200,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $350,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $540,000
Rents: $126,000

General Revenue, NEC: $100,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $12,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,100,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,200,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,048,000
Highways: $52,000

All Other: $43,000
Tax - Property: $1,984,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,782,000

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