Moving to Idaho - Demographics

Written by Kevin Harper

If you're considering moving to Idaho, you might want to learn a little about Idaho demographics.

The following information is from the latest census data for Idaho, and has info on Idaho jobs, our thriving business climate, Idaho home ownership statistics, and more!

Idaho Demographics	Idaho	USA
Population, 2006 estimate	1,466,465	299,398,484
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006	13.3%	6.4%
Population, 2000	1,293,953	281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005	7.4%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005	26.2%	24.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005	11.5%	12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2005	49.8%	50.7%

White persons, percent, 2005 (a)	95.5%	80.2%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)	0.6%	12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)	1.4%	1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)	1.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)	0.1%	0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005	1.3%	1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)	9.1%	14.4%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005	87.0%	66.9%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over	49.6%	54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	5.0%	11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	9.3%	17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	84.7%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	21.7%	24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	200,498	49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age Move to Idaho16+, 2000	20	25.5

Housing units, 2005	595,572	124,521,886
Homeownership rate, 2000	72.4%	66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	14.4%	26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$106,300	$119,600

Households, 2000	469,645	105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000	2.69	2.59
Median household income, 2004	$40,509	$44,334
Per capita money income, 1999	$17,841	$21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004	11.5%	12.7%

Idaho Business Climate	Idaho	USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005	43,346	7,499,702
Private nonfarm employment, 2005	519,319	116,317,003
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005	15.2%	2.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2004	99,835	19,523,741

Total number of firms, 2002	121,560	22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002	0.3%	5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002	0.9%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002	0.9%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002	2.3%	6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002	23.7%	28.2%

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)	15,174,196	3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)	11,458,012	4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)	13,540,952	3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002	$10,081	$10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)	1,653,671	449,498,718
Building permits, 2006	17,075	1,838,903
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)	8,968,204	2,143,781,727

Idaho Geography	Idaho	USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	82,747.21	3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000	15.6	79.6