Madison County, Idaho (ID)

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% of renters here:	41%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (33.7%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Madison County, Idaho:

Median resident age:	20.7 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Males: 13,077	(47.6%)
Females: 14,390	(52.4%)

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Madison County:	3.7 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

This county:	$40,140
Idaho:	$46,253

This county:	$350
State:	$564

Madison County:	$173,755
Idaho:	$178,100

Detached houses: $232,884

Here:	$232,884
State:	$251,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $373,218

Here:	$373,218
State:	$186,487

In 2-unit structures: $290,509

Here:	$290,509
State:	$340,461

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $97,417

Here:	$97,417
State:	$193,422

Mobile homes: $45,013

Here:	$45,013
State:	$52,209

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 54
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	30.5%
Whole state:	11.8%

This county:	17.9%
Whole state:	4.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Madison County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $730 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rexburg, Sugar City, Moody Creek, Thornton.

Neighboring counties: Bonneville County , Fremont County , Jefferson County , Teton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Madison County: Austin (A), Moody Creek Access Area (B), Independence School (C), Warm Slough Access Area (D), Elbow Of Moody Creek (E), Hawley Gulch Ranger Station (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Madison County: Independence Ward Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Beaver Dick Cemetery (1), Sutton Cemetery (2), Burton Cemetery (3), Sugar City Cemetery (4), Plano Cemetery (5), Rexburg Cemetery (6), Teton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Moody Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Annis Slough (A), Bannock Jim Slough (B), Teton River (C), Crooked Creek (D), Texas Slough (E), Browning Creek (F), Calamity Creek (G), Canyon Creek (H), Carlton Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Madison County: Historic Monument Site of First Ferry (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.3%
Idaho:	7.3%

Current college students: 9,416
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 975 (26% naturalized citizens)

Madison County:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,072
• One, attached: 131
• Two: 230
• 3 or 4: 423
• 5 to 9: 287
• 10 to 19: 404
• 20 or more: 1,124
• Mobile homes: 952
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Madison County with a mortgage: 2,005 (282 second mortgage, 215 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 850

Here:	70.2% with mortgage
State:	73.2% with mortgage

Madison County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Madison County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 268% 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 74.7 miles away from Madison County center, causing $26,000,000 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 77.3 miles away from the 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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 81.9 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 64.2 miles away from Madison County center
On 2/11/1994 at 14:59:50, a magnitude 5.3 (4.8 MB, 5.1 ML, 5.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/4/1994 at 02:42:12, a magnitude 5.2 (4.7 MB, 5.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.8 miles away from Madison 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: 7,438 (65%) Carpooled: 1,325 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 75 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 64 (1%) Walked: 1,868 (16%) Other means: 10 (0%) Worked at home: 648 (6%)

17.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,421 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	17.52%
Idaho average:	9.61%

0.93% of residents moved from foreign countries ($127 average AGI)

Madison County:	0.93%
Idaho average:	0.14%

5.83% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($7,683 average AGI)
10.75% relocated from other states ($14,611 average AGI)

Madison County:	10.75%
Idaho average:	5.54%

from Bonneville County, ID	1.25% ($24,789 average AGI)
from Fremont County, ID	1.05% ($22,775)
from Jefferson County, ID	1.01% ($26,974)
from Utah County, UT	0.96% ($22,904)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.59% ($24,156)
from Bingham County, ID	0.57% ($20,535)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.39% ($37,500)

17.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,152 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	17.80%
Idaho average:	8.30%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)

Madison County:	0.16%
Idaho average:	0.09%

7.36% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($10,685 average AGI)
10.28% relocated to other states ($12,258 average AGI)

Madison County:	10.28%
Idaho average:	4.23%

to Bonneville County, ID	2.36% ($25,167 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, ID	1.32% ($31,287)
to Fremont County, ID	1.11% ($24,824)
to Utah County, UT	1.09% ($21,422)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.92% ($22,186)
to Ada County, ID	0.68% ($22,904)
to Bannock County, ID	0.49% ($24,486)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,971 (1,768 aged, 203 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 18,296 (4,236 male householders, 643 female householders)

  4,370 spouses, 8,273 children (7,691 natural, 224 adopted, 358 stepchildren), 144 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 230 other relatives, 262 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,770 (956 male householders (343 living alone)), 1,319 female householders (553 living alone)), 5,495 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,401 (183 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,662 2-persons, 896 3-persons, 844 4-persons, 616 5-persons, 426 6-persons, 435 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 896 1-person, 101 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 254 4-persons, 156 5-persons, 748 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

91.5% of residents of Madison County speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $85,857,000 ($2789 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,035,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,172,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,276,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,825,000
Federal grants: $18,848,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,745,000 ($683,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,991,000 ($918,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,677,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,724,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,242,000

Here:	101 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	18 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	7.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

40% of Madison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Idaho.

Madison County:	40.3%
State average:	50.5%

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

• This state: 14811
• Northeast: 317
• Midwest: 1105
• South: 993
• West: 9021

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,000

Here:	1.8%
Idaho:	7.2%

Here:	1.7%
Idaho:	5.7%

Here:	89.4%
Idaho:	22.0%

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