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County:

Gooding County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16047

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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:

1.63

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Hilly Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,645

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

11,874

37.4%

29.2%

8.2%

1990:

11,633

-2.0%

-8.0%

6.0%

2000:

14,155

21.7%

15.5%

6.2%

2005:

14,461

2.2%

-1.6%

3.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,373

80.3%

0-to-19:

4,595

32.5%

Black:

8

0.1%

20-to-39:

3,409

24.1%

Hispanic:

2,414

17.1%

40-to-59:

3,342

23.6%

American Indian:

83

0.6%

60-plus:

2,809

19.8%

Other:

277

2.0%

Median Age:

35.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

19.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.0%

Median Family Income:

$36,290

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.2%

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