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County:

Latah County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16057

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

16.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

113,187

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

357,982

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.72

St. Joe NF

113,187

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

67

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

24,898

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

28,749

15.5%

5.6%

9.9%

1990:

30,617

6.5%

-2.9%

9.4%

2000:

34,935

14.1%

6.4%

7.7%

2005:

34,714

-0.6%

-3.6%

2.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

32,433

92.8%

0-to-19:

9,802

28.1%

Black:

199

0.6%

20-to-39:

13,017

37.3%

Hispanic:

740

2.1%

40-to-59:

7,816

22.4%

American Indian:

239

0.7%

60-plus:

4,300

12.3%

Other:

1,324

3.8%

Median Age:

28.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

32.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

91.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

41.0%

Median Family Income:

$46,303

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.9%

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