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County:

Cassia County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16031

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

23.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

387,053

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

343,550

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.28

Sawtooth NF

387,053

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

High Mountain 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:

17,017

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

19,427

14.2%

-5.2%

19.4%

1990:

19,532

0.5%

-14.3%

14.8%

2000:

21,416

9.6%

-2.6%

12.2%

2005:

21,324

-0.4%

-5.5%

5.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

16,982

79.3%

0-to-19:

7,972

37.2%

Black:

16

0.1%

20-to-39:

5,016

23.4%

Hispanic:

4,013

18.7%

40-to-59:

4,936

23.0%

American Indian:

120

0.6%

60-plus:

3,492

16.3%

Other:

285

1.3%

Median Age:

31.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

8.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.9%

Median Family Income:

$38,162

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.1%

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