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Idaho At A Glance
Last Updated June 28, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 83,570 square miles
- Population in 2000: 1,293,953; 66.4% urban; 33.6% rural
- Population in 1990: 1,006,749
- Population Change: Up
28.5% 1990-2000; Up
6.7% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 39th of 50; 0.5% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Boise (190,117);
Nampa (64,269);
Idaho Falls (51,507);
Pocatello (51,009);
Meridian (41,127)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 28 R 7 D
- State House: 57 R 13 D
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
1,139,291 (88.0%) white;
4,889 (0.4%) black;
11,641 (0.9%) Asian;
15,789 (1.2%) American Indian;
1,200 (0.1%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
18,261 (1.4%) two-plus races;
1,192 (0.1%) other;
101,690 (7.9%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
13.8% German,
13.3% English,
7.3% Irish,
6.1% USA,
2.6% Norwegian
- State Natives: 47.2% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 3.3% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 88.4% English;
7.4% Spanish;
2.7% Other Eur.
- Education:
84.7% high school graduates;
21.7% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
136,584 (14.8%);
WWII: (18.6%);
Korea: (12.6%);
Vietnam: (32.3%);
First Gulf War: (13.5%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
5.8% agriculture;
8.1% construction;
5.1% finance;
2.3% information;
17.8% manufacturing;
27.2% professional;
5.1% public administration;
16.2% trade;
12.5% other
- Work Force: 25.0% blue collar; 56.7% white collar; 18.3% gray collar
- Work Sector: 73.8% private; 16.4% government; 9.3% self-employed; 0.5% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.5% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$37,572
- 11.8% are below the poverty line
- 15.8% less than $15,000
- 30.3% $15-35,000
- 19.1% $35-50,000
- 27.6% $50-100,000
- 4.8% $100-150,000
- 2.5% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $102,100
- 12.3% less than $50,000
- 36.3% $50-100,000
- 39.5% $100-200,000
- 7.5% $200-300,000
- 2.8% $300-500,000
- 1.6% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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