Races in Idaho County, Idaho:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $35,291 ($29,515 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $441 (lower quartile is $338, upper quartile is $567)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $134,105 (it was $89,900 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,990 - $245,139

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $301,715

Here:	$301,715
State:	$235,809

Townhouses or other attached units: $428,531

Here:	$428,531
State:	$178,173

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $5,021,787

Here:	$5,021,787
State:	$249,355

Mobile homes: $82,413

Here:	$82,413
State:	$52,209

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $19,803

Here:	$19,803
State:	$37,997

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,066
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $249

Institutionalized population: 471

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 41
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 7

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $746 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $668 (0.5%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.6%
(18.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 21.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.6% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 9.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 48 years old
(Males: 47 years old, Females: 48 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49 years old, Black residents: 19 years old, American Indian residents: 34 years old, Asian residents: 38 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Idaho County is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $574 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grangeville, Cottonwood, Kooskia, Riggins, Stites, Ferdinand, White Bird, Elk City, Nez Perce.

Idaho County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Idaho County: Knife Edge Campground (A), Wild Goose Campground (B), Raven Creek Campground (C), Wild Horse Corrals (D), Red River Ranger Station (E), Wilderness Gateway Pack Bridge (F), Wildhorse Lake Campground (G), Johnson Cabin (H), Rhett Creek Campground (I), Mill Lookout (J), Belle Creek Campground (K), Raines Creek Trailhead (L), Smith Knob Lookout (M), Bears Oil and Roots Camp (N), Smith Saddle Trailhead (O), War Eagle Mountain Lookout (P), Bruin Creek Campground (Q), Wilson Cow Camp (R), Rock Cairns (S), Rocky Bluff Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Big Mallard Creek Campground (1). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Miller Cemetery (1), Denver Cemetery (2), Nicodemus Cemetery (3), Nikesa Cemetery (4), Mount Zion Cemetery (5), Winona Cemetery (6), Meadow Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Kettle Lake (A), Kidney Lake (B), Lake Creek Lakes (C), Lake Rock Lake (D), Lava Butte Lakes (E), Legend Lake (F), Lemhi Lake (G), Lily Pad Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Churchill Creek (A), Chuckling Creek (B), Alkire Creek (C), Chittam Creek (D), Chimney Creek (E), Chicken Creek (F), Chessler Creek (G), Billy Creek (H), Chapman Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Idaho County include: Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument (1), Three Devils Picnic Area (2), Buck Park (3), Salmon Wild and Scenic River (4), Middle Fork Clearwater Wild and Scenic River (5), Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area (6), Fish Creek Recreation Area (7), O'Hara Creek Research Natural Area (8), Moose Meadow Creek Research Natural Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Steamboat Summit (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Clearwater County , Lemhi County , Lewis County , Missoula County, Montana , Wallowa County, Oregon , Nez Perce County , Ravalli County, Montana , Valley County .

Current college students: 284
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 181 (52% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,496
• One, attached: 65
• Two: 71
• 3 or 4: 145
• 5 to 9: 92
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 or more: 55
• Mobile homes: 1,493
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 91

Housing units in Idaho County with a mortgage: 1,305 (86 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,279

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.56%

Here		38.6%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 5,981
Total congregations: 34

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of the Nazarene	Assemblies of God
Adherents	2,790 (46.6%)	1,136 (19.0%)	397 (6.6%)	344 (5.8%)	316 (5.3%)
Congregations	6 (17.6%)	4 (11.8%)	7 (20.6%)	2 (5.9%)	2 (5.9%)

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Lutheran Church	Other
Adherents	244 (4.1%)	225 (3.8%)	130 (2.2%)	124 (2.1%)	275 (4.6%)
Congregations	1 (2.9%)	2 (5.9%)	2 (5.9%)	1 (2.9%)	7 (20.6%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Idaho County - Grangeville, Cottonwood, Kooskia, Riggins, Stites

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Idaho County:

Average size of farms: 963 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $53,163
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $153.28
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.43%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.42%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $46,777
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.97%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.41%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $81,943
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.31
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.02%
All wheat for grain: 70936 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 18 acres

Earthquake activity:

Idaho County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Idaho state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1995 at 12:20:55, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 ML, 4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/2002 at 09:29:25, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/8/1997 at 09:15:06, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/27/1994 at 03:35:53, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 ML, 4.0 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 92.2 miles away from Idaho County center
On 6/28/1998 at 07:35:32, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MD, 3.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/28/2005 at 05:27:32, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Idaho Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 2, 2010 to June 10, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1927): July 27, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1927, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Idaho East Zone Fire Complex, Incident Period: August 30, 2007 to September 21, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 30, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2725, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Idaho Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3244): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3244, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Idaho Wildfires, Incident Period: July 27, 2000 to September 26, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1341): September 1, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1341, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Idaho Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 1996 to January 3, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1154): January 4, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1154, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Idaho Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 1996 to February 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1102): February 11, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1102, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Idaho Drought, Incident Period: May 5, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3040): May 5, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3040, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Idaho Forest Fires, Incident Period: August 30, 1967, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-231): August 30, 1967, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-231, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Idaho Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 31, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-186): December 31, 1964, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-186, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

The number of natural disasters in Idaho County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,172.

8.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,600 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.41% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($12,682 average AGI)
4.91% relocated from other states ($28,918 average AGI)

Idaho County:	4.91%
Idaho average:	5.54%

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

7.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,916 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.62% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($17,418 average AGI)
3.26% relocated to other states ($12,497 average AGI)

Idaho County:	3.26%
Idaho average:	4.23%

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

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,817 (2,388 aged, 429 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 12.81
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10393.19
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 275.360
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33907.53

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 974.710
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1127.600

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19.91
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 44.59

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 19.11

Household type by relationship:

Households: 15,743

• In family households: 13,041 (3,674 male householders, 862 female householders)

  3,808 spouses, 3,842 children (3,519 natural, 99 adopted, 224 stepchildren), 279 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 107 other relatives, 278 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,702 (1,293 male householders (1,066 living alone)), 1,005 female householders (888 living alone)), 404 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 524 (471 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,663 2-persons, 760 3-persons, 563 4-persons, 308 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,954 1-person, 305 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

96.6% of residents of Idaho County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $106,331,000 ($6809 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,303,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,820,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,335,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,311,000
Federal grants: $19,398,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,879,000 ($68,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,588,000 ($400,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $911,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,051,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,562,000

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

Births: 795

Deaths: 812

Net international migration: +25

Net internal migration: +202

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.27 millions of gallons per day (93% from ground, 7% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

59% of Idaho County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Idaho.

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

• This state: 8027
• Northeast: 269
• Midwest: 1529
• South: 730
• West: 4701

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 229

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 79

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 419
• Number of aged recipients: 46
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 373
• Number of recipients under 18: 45
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 283
• Number of recipients older than 64: 91
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 187
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 159

Most common first names in Idaho County, ID among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	125	85.7 years
John	89	78.0 years
William	77	79.6 years
Robert	53	69.3 years
George	53	77.1 years
James	46	74.2 years
Frank	43	76.6 years
Charles	41	73.4 years
Donald	34	72.6 years
Richard	31	68.6 years

Most common last names in Idaho County, ID among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	38	75.4 years
Johnson	32	73.9 years
Wilson	28	80.4 years
Davis	22	79.4 years
Seubert	21	81.5 years
Schmidt	20	74.9 years
Brown	19	78.8 years
Miller	18	77.9 years
Thompson	17	74.8 years
Uhlenkott	16	84.8 years

Businesses in Idaho County, ID
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		Nike	3
Best Western	1		RadioShack	2
FedEx	2		Subway	1
H&R Block	1		Super 8	1
Kincaid	1		U-Haul	1
La-Z-Boy	1		UPS	4

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Idaho County on our top lists:

• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"

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