Jefferson County, Idaho (ID)

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% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.1%), Retail trade (11.3%), Manufacturing (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Jefferson County, Idaho:

Median resident age:	28.8 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Males: 9,683	(50.6%)
Females: 9,472	(49.4%)

Recent posts about Jefferson County, Idaho on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Jefferson County is mentioned 23 times on our forum:

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Jefferson County:	3.2 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

This county:	$46,456
Idaho:	$46,253

This county:	$434
State:	$564

Jefferson County:	$162,822
Idaho:	$178,100

Detached houses: $216,589

Here:	$216,589
State:	$251,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $106,508

Here:	$106,508
State:	$186,487

In 2-unit structures: $204,219

Here:	$204,219
State:	$340,461

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $316,789

Here:	$316,789
State:	$305,789

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $127,239

Here:	$127,239
State:	$193,422

Mobile homes: $44,719

Here:	$44,719
State:	$52,209

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$37,997

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 119
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	11.8%

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Area name: Idaho Falls, ID MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $430 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $549 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rigby, Menan, Roberts, Ririe, Lewisville, Mud Lake, Hamer.

Neighboring counties: Bingham County , Bonneville County , Butte County , Clark County , Fremont County , Madison County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jefferson County: Kelly Canyon Ski Area (A), Camas National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters (B), Rays Lake Pump (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Jefferson County: Clark Ward Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Central Cemetery (1), Lewisville Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Leavitz Pond (A), Willow Pond (B), Muskrat Pond (C), Two-way Pond (D), Rock Lakes (E), Rat Farm Pond (F), Hamer Lake (G), North Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Camas Creek (B), Kettle Butte Drain (C), Lowder Slough (D), Warm Creek (E), Emigrant Creek (F), Scotts Slough (G), Dry Bed (H), Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jefferson County include: Camas National Wildlife Refuge (1), Market Lake Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.4%
Idaho:	7.3%

Current college students: 602
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,131 (21% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson County:	5.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,878
• One, attached: 40
• Two: 63
• 3 or 4: 79
• 5 to 9: 61
• 20 or more: 65
• Mobile homes: 1,096
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 2,207 (252 second mortgage, 259 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,055

Here:	67.7% with mortgage
State:	73.2% with mortgage

Jefferson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 1.9 times below overall U.S. average.

Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Idaho state average. It is 140% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from Jefferson County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1983 at 19:51:24, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.8 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2001 at 17:18:56, a magnitude 5.4 (5.4 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.3 MW, Depth: 0.5 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from Jefferson 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: 5,987 (73%) Carpooled: 1,040 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 305 (4%) Taxi: 1 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 241 (3%) Other means: 58 (1%) Worked at home: 579 (7%)

10.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,510 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.51%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.57% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($21,733 average AGI)
3.95% relocated from other states ($15,777 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	3.95%
Idaho average:	5.54%

from Bonneville County, ID	3.46% ($39,431 average AGI)
from Madison County, ID	1.46% ($31,287)
from Ada County, ID	0.26% ($28,889)
from Bannock County, ID	0.26% ($28,167)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.26% ($34,333)
from Fremont County, ID	0.25% ($22,235)
from Utah County, UT	0.25% ($30,588)

9.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,196 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.60%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.90% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($20,428 average AGI)
2.70% relocated to other states ($8,769 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	2.70%
Idaho average:	4.23%

to Bonneville County, ID	3.78% ($29,479 average AGI)
to Madison County, ID	1.13% ($26,974)
to Ada County, ID	0.45% ($24,129)
to Bannock County, ID	0.35% ($28,542)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.31% ($37,190)
to Fremont County, ID	0.22% ($31,000)
to Bingham County, ID	0.16% ($34,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,298 (1,974 aged, 324 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,932 (4,258 male householders, 631 female householders)

  4,320 spouses, 7,971 children (7,276 natural, 230 adopted, 465 stepchildren), 268 grandchildren, 113 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 152 other relatives, 168 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,142 (458 male householders (373 living alone)), 554 female householders (530 living alone)), 130 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 81 (20 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,699 2-persons, 923 3-persons, 916 4-persons, 618 5-persons, 432 6-persons, 301 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 903 1-person, 76 2-persons, 33 3-persons.

89.2% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home.
9.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,225,000 ($3716 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,895,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,539,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,677,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,058,000
Federal grants: $14,952,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,878,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,121,000 ($247,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,225,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,841,000
Federal Government insurance: $43,071,000

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	30 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+42 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.57 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

62% of Jefferson 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, 58% lived in Idaho.

Jefferson County:	62.1%
State average:	50.5%

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

• This state: 13124
• Northeast: 301
• Midwest: 593
• South: 525
• West: 3397

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,000

Here:	1.3%
Idaho:	7.2%

Here:	1.2%
Idaho:	5.7%

Here:	21.9%
Idaho:	22.0%

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