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County:

Bingham County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16011

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

77,518

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.72

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

29,167

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

36,489

25.1%

4.5%

20.6%

1990:

37,583

3.0%

-13.3%

16.3%

2000:

41,735

11.0%

-0.5%

11.6%

2005:

43,739

4.8%

-1.1%

5.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

32,824

78.6%

0-to-19:

16,007

38.4%

Black:

52

0.1%

20-to-39:

10,208

24.5%

Hispanic:

5,550

13.3%

40-to-59:

9,729

23.3%

American Indian:

2,564

6.1%

60-plus:

5,791

13.9%

Other:

745

1.8%

Median Age:

29.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

19.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.4%

Median Family Income:

$40,312

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.9%

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