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County:

Owyhee County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16073

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

331,718

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.81

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

64

Topography:

Considerable Relief Table

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,422

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,272

28.8%

15.0%

13.8%

1990:

8,392

1.5%

-8.5%

9.9%

2000:

10,644

26.8%

15.6%

11.2%

2005:

11,073

4.0%

-0.6%

4.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,635

71.7%

0-to-19:

3,703

34.8%

Black:

7

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,690

25.3%

Hispanic:

2,459

23.1%

40-to-59:

2,537

23.8%

American Indian:

309

2.9%

60-plus:

1,714

16.1%

Other:

234

2.2%

Median Age:

32.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

67.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.2%

Median Family Income:

$32,856

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.2%

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