Blaine County, Idaho (ID)

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• • 18,32571.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,61722.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0454.1%Two or more races
  • 2120.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1350.5%Asian alone
  • 1210.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 850.3%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2023:

Detached houses: $1,236,819

Here:	$1,236,819
State:	$523,356

Townhouses or other attached units: $810,491

Here:	$810,491
State:	$492,688

In 2-unit structures: $447,918

Here:	$447,918
State:	$332,734

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $333,949

Here:	$333,949
State:	$291,379

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $527,926

Here:	$527,926
State:	$544,489

Mobile homes: $77,894

Here:	$77,894
State:	$210,382

Crime in 2023 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 10
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2022 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 2
• Thefts: 19
• Auto thefts: 8

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2023: $2,030 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2023: $3,506 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blaine County is $740 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $821 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1166 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hailey, Ketchum, Bellevue, Sun Valley, Carey.

2023 air pollution in Blaine County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 4.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Caledonia County, Vermont , Brule County, South Dakota , Dodge County, Wisconsin , Kewaunee County, Wisconsin .

Current college students: 648
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,797 (37.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7592010 or later
• 1,2902000 to 2009
• 8051990 to 1999
• 4191980 to 1989
• 2531970 to 1979
• 250Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,523
• One, attached: 680
• Two: 693
• 3 or 4: 1,497
• 5 to 9: 1,541
• 10 to 19: 792
• 20 to 49: 480
• 50 or more: 71
• Mobile homes: 280

Housing units in Blaine County with a mortgage: 4,220 (654 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 645 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Religion statistics for Blaine County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Blaine County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Idaho Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4534, Natural disaster type: Other
• Idaho Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: May 6, 2017 - June 16, 2017, FEMA Id: 4333, Natural disaster type: Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Idaho Castle Rock Fire, Incident Period: August 28, 2007 to September 06, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 28, 2007, FEMA Id: 2724, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Idaho Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3244: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3244, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Idaho Wildfires, Incident Period: July 27, 2000 to September 26, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1341: September 01, 2000, FEMA Id: 1341, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Idaho Drought, Incident Period: May 05, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3040: May 05, 1977, FEMA Id: 3040, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Idaho Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 31, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-186: December 31, 1964, FEMA Id: 186, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
• Idaho Covid-19, Incident Period: Jan 20, 2020 - May 11, 2023, FEMA Id: 3467, Natural disaster type: Other

7.91% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($465,797 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.63% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($14,238 average AGI)
6.29% relocated from other states ($451,558 average AGI)

Blaine County:	6.29%
Idaho average:	5.98%

from Ada County, ID	0.61% ($91,400 average AGI)
from King County, WA	0.48% ($308,137)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.43% ($587,630)
from Twin Falls County, ID	0.24% ($69,231)
from Lincoln County, ID	0.20% ($41,286)
from Orange County, CA	0.19% ($2,404,800)

6.27% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($121,214 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.42% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($38,334 average AGI)
3.85% relocated to other states ($82,880 average AGI)

Blaine County:	3.85%
Idaho average:	4.04%

to Ada County, ID	0.73% ($89,260 average AGI)
to Twin Falls County, ID	0.49% ($194,288)
to Lincoln County, ID	0.21% ($50,364)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 3.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Blaine County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,895 (1,404 living alone), Female householders: 5,482 (1,533 living alone)

• 5,781 spouses (5,738 opposite-sex spouses), 647 unmarried partners, (599 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,798 children (6,372 natural, 252 adopted, 184 stepchildren), 370 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 0 foster children, 468 other relatives, 571 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 398

Size of family households: 3,828 2-persons, 1,396 3-persons, 727 4-persons, 533 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 176 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,937 1-person, 591 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 11 5-persons.

3,367 married couples with children.
1,144 single-parent households (368 men, 776 women).

77.1% of residents of Blaine speak English at home.
20.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $57,667,000 ($2,733 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,121,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,508,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,548,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,108,000
Federal grants: $8,758,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,197,000 ($1,304,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,548,000 ($553,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $583,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,524,000
Federal Government insurance: $154,678,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.25 millions of gallons per day (60% from ground, 40% from surface)

• Year house built in Blaine County, Idaho
• 1312020 or later
• 1,0842010 to 2019
• 2,5432000 to 2009
• 3,2651990 to 1999
• 2,9351980 to 1989
• 3,4991970 to 1979
• 8021960 to 1969
• 2791950 to 1959
• 5281940 to 1949
• 6671939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Blaine County, Idaho

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blaine County, Idaho
• 1541 room
• 1762 rooms
• 5373 rooms
• 1,1434 rooms
• 1,5565 rooms
• 1,4746 rooms
• 1,1297 rooms
• 7638 rooms
• 9389+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blaine County, Idaho
• 1821 room
• 2382 rooms
• 5093 rooms
• 5384 rooms
• 4935 rooms
• 3596 rooms
• 487 rooms
• 348 rooms
• 1159+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Blaine County, Idaho

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Blaine County, Idaho
• 197no bedroom
• 2501 bedroom
• 1,4352 bedrooms
• 4,3153 bedrooms
• 1,1904 bedrooms
• 4165+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blaine County, Idaho
• 186no bedroom
• 6781 bedroom
• 5832 bedrooms
• 9603 bedrooms
• 584 bedrooms
• 395+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Blaine County, Idaho in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Blaine County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 60no vehicle
• 1,6401 vehicle
• 3,6662 vehicles
• 1,5303 vehicles
• 6594 vehicles
• 2745+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Blaine County in renter-occupied apartments
• 44no vehicle
• 1,2961 vehicle
• 6912 vehicles
• 3203 vehicles
• 1414 vehicles
• 295+ vehicles

89.3% of Blaine County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Idaho.

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

• This state: 7,862
• Other state: 13,700
• Northeast: 2,170
• Midwest: 2,270
• South: 989
• West: 8,192

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 69
• Number of aged recipients: 12
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 57
• Number of recipients under 18: 16
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 35
• Number of recipients older than 64: 18
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 20
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 30

Blaine County on our top lists:

• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"