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County: Franklin County
State: Idaho
FIPS Code: 16041

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 25% to 30% Percent Land in NF:
28.0%
Recreational County: Not Applicable Acreage in NF:
121,661
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
135,025
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 4.34 Cache NF
105,363
% Water: 0.4 Caribou NF
16,298
Mean Jan. Temp: 22
Mean July Temp: 70
Topography: Open High Mountains
Metro Status: Small metro area of less than 1 million residents
Economic Type: Farming
Policy Type: None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 7,373 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 8,895 20.6% 4.6% 16.0%
1990: 9,232 3.8% -11.2% 15.0%
2000: 11,329 22.7% 11.3% 11.4%
2005: 12,371 9.2% 3.8% 5.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
10,619 93.7% 0-to-19:
4,573 40.4%
Black:
10 0.1% 20-to-39:
2,718 24.0%
Hispanic:
591 5.2% 40-to-59:
2,324 20.5%
American Indian:
27 0.2% 60-plus:
1,714 15.1%
Other:
82 0.7%
Median Age: 27.6
Population Density (persons per square mile): 17.0
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 88.2%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 13.6%
Median Family Income: $40,185
Families Below Poverty Line: 5.4%
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