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Jefferson County, Idaho (ID)

County population in 2022: 32,820 (33% urban, 67% rural); it was 19,155 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,857
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,917
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,998
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,372 (it was 903 in 2000)
% of renters here:

15%
State:

30%

Land area: 1095 sq. mi.

Water area: 10.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Jefferson County: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.7%), Retail trade (12.7%), Construction (12.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%
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  • Races in Jefferson County, ID (2022)
    • 27,81785.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,65511.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 7762.4%Two or more races
    • 2380.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 840.3%Some other race alone
    • 770.2%Asian alone
    • 160.05%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

32.2 years
Idaho median age:

37.5 years
Males: 16,793  (51.2%)
Females: 16,027  (48.8%)
Average household size:
Jefferson County:

3.0 people
Idaho:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $80,328 ($37,737 in 1999)
This county:

$80,328
Idaho:

$72,785

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $891 (lower quartile is $640, upper quartile is $1,158)
This county:

$891
State:

$1003


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $371,329 (it was $89,400 in 2000)
Jefferson:

$371,329
Idaho:

$432,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $234,655 - $578,722

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $387,072
Here:

$387,072
State:

$527,539

Townhouses or other attached units: $384,134
Here:

$384,134
State:

$416,749

Mobile homes: $163,986
Here:

$163,986
State:

$150,232

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,543
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $415

Institutionalized population: 80

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 20
  • Burglaries: 17
  • Thefts: 87
  • Auto thefts: 27

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 7
  • Burglaries: 30
  • Thefts: 84
  • Auto thefts: 29
Jefferson County, ID map from a distance

Health of residents in Jefferson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
75.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
33.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
31.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
73.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 203 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 228 buildings, average cost: $203,400
  • 2021: 373 buildings, average cost: $186,200
  • 2020: 267 buildings, average cost: $190,200
  • 2019: 219 buildings, average cost: $184,700
  • 2018: 161 buildings, average cost: $185,500
  • 2017: 195 buildings, average cost: $182,400
  • 2016: 169 buildings, average cost: $178,900
  • 2015: 136 buildings, average cost: $197,000
  • 2014: 79 buildings, average cost: $195,600
  • 2013: 82 buildings, average cost: $180,200
  • 2012: 54 buildings, average cost: $159,400
  • 2011: 48 buildings, average cost: $172,100
  • 2010: 65 buildings, average cost: $160,500
  • 2009: 82 buildings, average cost: $151,800
  • 2008: 134 buildings, average cost: $135,300
  • 2007: 332 buildings, average cost: $130,700
  • 2006: 328 buildings, average cost: $131,500
  • 2005: 357 buildings, average cost: $128,000
  • 2004: 261 buildings, average cost: $135,400
  • 2003: 235 buildings, average cost: $116,600
  • 2002: 141 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2001: 94 buildings, average cost: $143,400
  • 2000: 102 buildings, average cost: $107,800
  • 1999: 105 buildings, average cost: $104,300
  • 1998: 147 buildings, average cost: $92,900
  • 1997: 112 buildings, average cost: $77,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Jefferson, ID residents
Average permit cost in Jefferson, ID

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,953 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,315 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Jefferson, ID in 2022
Distribution of house value in Jefferson, ID in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Jefferson, ID in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 8.7%
Jefferson County:

8.7%
Idaho:

10.7%
(6.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.6% for American Indian residents, 32.5% for other race residents, 4.9% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 32.2 years old
(Males: 32.1 years old, Females: 32.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34.2 years old, Black residents: 59.9 years old, American Indian residents: 29.8 years old, Asian residents: 40.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.4 years old, Other race residents: 27.2 years old)

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.

Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Bingham County , Crook County, Wyoming , Johnson County, Wyoming , Jefferson County, New York , Potter County, Pennsylvania , Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania , Wabasha County, Minnesota .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Idaho:

3.1%

Unemployment by year in Jefferson, ID
County total employment by year in Jefferson, ID
County average yearly wages by year in Jefferson, ID

Current college students: 602
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,423 (43.4% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson County:

4.3%
Whole state:

6.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3632010 or later
  • 2012000 to 2009
  • 4171990 to 1999
  • 2851980 to 1989
  • 1871970 to 1979
  • 110Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.5%

Jefferson County marital status for males Jefferson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,289
  • One, attached: 267
  • Two: 56
  • 3 or 4: 206
  • 5 to 9: 104
  • 10 to 19: 31
  • 20 to 49: 56
  • 50 or more: 11
  • Mobile homes: 744
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 5,363 (542 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 352 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 124

Here:

3.9% with mortgage
State:

97.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Jefferson County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Other18,91444
Evangelical Protestant2133
Mainline Protestant1452
Catholic1322
None6,736-
Jefferson County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 3
Jefferson County:

1.32 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.88 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Jefferson County:

3.51 / 10,000 pop.
Idaho:

3.87 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:

3.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Jefferson County:

7.5%
Idaho:

7.7%

Adult obesity rate:
Jefferson County:

28.0%
State:

25.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.0%
State:

11.7%

Agriculture in Jefferson County:

Average size of farms: 389 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $202,423
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $519.73
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.29%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $158,505
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 62.72%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.84%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $98,575
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.48%
All wheat for grain: 24298 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 1707% 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 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 356.8 miles away from the county center
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 157.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 122.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Idaho Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4534, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Idaho Severe Winter Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 5, 2017 - February 27, 2017, FEMA Id: 4310, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • 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 Flooding, Incident Period: March 14, 1997 to June 30, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1177: June 13, 1997, FEMA Id: 1177, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Idaho Dam Collapse, Incident Period: June 06, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-505: June 06, 1976, FEMA Id: 505, Natural disaster type: Other

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 1
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Jefferson

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,977 (69.7%)
  • Carpooled: 1,254 (12.5%)
  • Bus: 50 (0.5%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 206 (2.1%)
  • Walked: 271 (2.7%)
  • Worked at home: 1,271 (12.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care and social assistance (14%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Manufacturing (3%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (16%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (5%)
  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (18%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (78%)
  • Argentina (4%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
  • Venezuela (3%)
  • Canada (2%)
  • Peru (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson County


  • English (38%)
  • American (12%)
  • European (8%)
  • German (8%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • Swedish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Idaho in 2010:

  • 80 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 22 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 9 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Idaho in 2000:

  • 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 21 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 5 people in nursing homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $74,230.

10.81% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($67,909 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.81%
Idaho average:

9.53%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.17% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($34,682 average AGI)
4.64% relocated from other states ($33,227 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

4.64%
Idaho average:

5.98%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Bonneville County, ID  3.67% ($64,839 average AGI)
from Madison County, ID  0.98% ($46,182)
from Salt Lake County, UT  0.33% ($69,235)
from Ada County, ID  0.29% ($81,276)
from Bingham County, ID  0.29% ($55,897)
from Utah County, UT  0.28% ($72,643)
from Fremont County, ID  0.24% ($56,917)


9.02% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($54,633 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.02%
Idaho average:

7.66%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.09% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($34,588 average AGI)
2.93% relocated to other states ($20,045 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

2.93%
Idaho average:

4.04%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Bonneville County, ID  3.22% ($54,775 average AGI)
to Madison County, ID  1.33% ($41,773)
to Fremont County, ID  0.33% ($64,273)
to Utah County, UT  0.28% ($34,607)
to Salt Lake County, UT  0.26% ($46,038)
to Bingham County, ID  0.25% ($33,680)
to Bannock County, ID  0.20% ($39,850)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.6

Births per 1000 population in Jefferson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.4%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,690 (2,263 aged, 427 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,203 (16%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Jefferson County, Idaho in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (110)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (79)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (69)
  • Unspecified dementia (43)
  • Congestive heart failure (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,238
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 649

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 37

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 190.8. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 32,820
  • Male householders: 4,923 (697 living alone), Female householders: 5,302 (899 living alone)
  • 7,306 spouses (7,295 opposite-sex spouses), 488 unmarried partners, (488 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,921 children (12,371 natural, 192 adopted, 324 stepchildren), 497 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 350 parents, 13 foster children, 448 other relatives, 372 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 96

Size of family households: 3,117 2-persons, 1,352 3-persons, 1,538 4-persons, 956 5-persons, 635 6-persons, 583 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,595 1-person, 426 2-persons, 23 3-persons.

9,153 married couples with children.
996 single-parent households (310 men, 686 women).

87.3% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
10.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $77,225,000 ($3,716 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

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

Births: 1,927
Here:

89 per 1000 residents
State:

78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 640
Here:

30 per 1000 residents
State:

37 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +253
Here:

+12 per 1000 residents
State:

+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +915
Here:

+42 per 1000 residents
State:

+43 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Jefferson County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.7
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.4
State:

4.4

Year house built in Jefferson County, Idaho
  • Year house built in Jefferson County, Idaho
  • 1372020 or later
  • 1,8382010 to 2019
  • 2,5002000 to 2009
  • 7991990 to 1999
  • 8341980 to 1989
  • 1,7781970 to 1979
  • 4691960 to 1969
  • 6651950 to 1959
  • 5131940 to 1949
  • 1,1011939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Idaho
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Idaho
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Idaho
  • 331 room
  • 22 rooms
  • 1353 rooms
  • 7834 rooms
  • 1,1155 rooms
  • 1,1086 rooms
  • 7857 rooms
  • 1,1568 rooms
  • 3,2579+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Idaho
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Idaho
  • 311 room
  • 192 rooms
  • 1363 rooms
  • 2864 rooms
  • 4535 rooms
  • 3896 rooms
  • 1637 rooms
  • 1288 rooms
  • 1899+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Idaho
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Idaho
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Idaho
  • 35no bedroom
  • 1211 bedroom
  • 8762 bedrooms
  • 2,8493 bedrooms
  • 2,0524 bedrooms
  • 2,4925+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Idaho
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Idaho
  • 30no bedroom
  • 1381 bedroom
  • 4392 bedrooms
  • 8093 bedrooms
  • 2964 bedrooms
  • 955+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County, Idaho in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 73no vehicle
  • 9101 vehicle
  • 2,9162 vehicles
  • 2,7453 vehicles
  • 1,2484 vehicles
  • 5305+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 58no vehicle
  • 3301 vehicle
  • 8962 vehicles
  • 3203 vehicles
  • 1314 vehicles
  • 715+ vehicles

87.1% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Idaho.

Jefferson County:

87.1%
State average:

85.1%

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

  • This state: 20,919
  • Other state: 9,676
  • Northeast: 428
  • Midwest: 1,201
  • South: 964
  • West: 7,096
Year householders moved into unit in Jefferson County, ID
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Jefferson County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 48.2%Utility gas
  • 23.1%Electricity
  • 17.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.7%Wood
  • 2.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 38.2%Electricity
  • 28.4%Utility gas
  • 21.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.2%Wood
  • 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 966
Here:

18.6%
Idaho:

13.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 279
Here:

11.2%
Idaho:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 507
Here:

45.8%
Idaho:

30.0%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Jefferson County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • General - Interest on Debt: $280,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,319,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,820,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $499,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,485,000
    General Local Government Support: $126,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,116,000

Jefferson County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • General - Interest on Debt: $280,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,319,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,820,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $499,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,485,000
    General Local Government Support: $126,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,116,000

Jefferson County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • General - Interest on Debt: $280,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,319,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,820,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $499,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,485,000
    General Local Government Support: $126,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,116,000

Jefferson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • General - Interest on Debt: $280,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,319,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,820,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $499,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,485,000
    General Local Government Support: $126,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,116,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 225
  • Number of aged recipients: 15
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 210
  • Number of recipients under 18: 62
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 136
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 27
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 78
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 104
Most common first names in Jefferson County, ID among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John5974.9 years
William5676.0 years
George4576.1 years
James4175.9 years
Mary3379.5 years
Charles3374.7 years
Robert3271.3 years
Thomas2475.2 years
David2366.7 years
Frank2276.3 years
Most common last names in Jefferson County, ID among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson4673.8 years
Smith4278.2 years
Brown4176.0 years
Jones3776.6 years
Taylor3376.4 years
Miller2977.2 years
Clark2774.6 years
Walker2578.1 years
Harris2472.1 years
Jensen2474.1 years
Businesses in Jefferson County, ID
NameCountNameCount
Chevrolet1True Value2
Dairy Queen1U-Haul1
FedEx2UPS3
H&R Block1Wendy's1
Nike2

Jefferson County on our top lists:

  • #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
  • #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"