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County:

Jefferson County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16051

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

1

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

17,443

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.84

Targhee NF

1

% Water:

1.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

18

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

Hilly Plains

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:

11,740

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

15,304

30.4%

8.5%

21.9%

1990:

16,543

8.1%

-10.0%

18.1%

2000:

19,155

15.8%

1.4%

14.4%

2005:

21,580

12.6%

5.9%

6.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

16,955

88.5%

0-to-19:

7,610

39.7%

Black:

21

0.1%

20-to-39:

4,622

24.1%

Hispanic:

1,907

10.0%

40-to-59:

4,483

23.4%

American Indian:

80

0.4%

60-plus:

2,440

12.7%

Other:

192

1.0%

Median Age:

28.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

17.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.2%

Median Family Income:

$41,530

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.0%

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