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County:

Jerome County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16053

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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:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.70

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Hilly Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

10,253

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

14,840

44.7%

29.9%

14.8%

1990:

15,138

2.0%

-8.3%

10.3%

2000:

18,342

21.2%

11.3%

9.9%

2005:

19,638

7.0%

1.7%

5.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

14,791

80.6%

0-to-19:

6,314

34.4%

Black:

21

0.1%

20-to-39:

4,686

25.5%

Hispanic:

3,150

17.2%

40-to-59:

4,427

24.1%

American Indian:

103

0.6%

60-plus:

2,915

15.9%

Other:

277

1.5%

Median Age:

32.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

30.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.0%

Median Family Income:

$39,083

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.7%

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