Gem County, Idaho

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Key figures

Statistic	Gem County, Idaho	Idaho	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,614	1,934,262	334,922,499	1845th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,605	$77,800	$80,734	1663rd of 3,221
Median Age	44.2	37.3	38.9	884th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.7%	31.8%	35.7%	1866th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$428,700	$418,600	$332,700	231st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,038	$1,238	$1,413	876th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.0%	10.6%	12.5%	1940th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	3.7%	5.2%	2590th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	36.8	23.4	n/a	1823rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.2%	5.9%	14.1%	771st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.0	n/a	n/a	1469th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.0%	72.1%	65.2%	1357th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.3	21.6	26.4	470th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.5%	13.3%	15.1%	878th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.0%	n/a	n/a	1031st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.1%	55.1%	46.9%	377th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.3%	n/a	n/a	789th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Gem County, Idaho

Statistic	Gem County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.7%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.1	36.2	61.4

Age in Gem County, Idaho

Statistic	Gem County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Median Age	44.2	37.3	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	23.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.1%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Gem County, Idaho

Statistic	Gem County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Households	7,643	713,005	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	73.0%	68.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	31.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.0%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.2%	24.4%	28.7%
Never Married	22.1%	28.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Gem County, Idaho

Statistic	Gem County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,907	$38,952	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.8%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	24.6%	18.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	19.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.0%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.3%	28.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.8%	7.6%	n/a

Housing in Gem County, Idaho

Statistic	Gem County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Housing Units	7,954	795,014	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.9%	73.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	8.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.9%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.0%	27.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.2%	28.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,418	$2,038	n/a

Education in Gem County, Idaho

Statistic	Gem County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Less than High School	10.5%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.8%	26.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.0%	33.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.9%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.8%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Gem County, Idaho

Statistic	Gem County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.4%	63.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.9%	72.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.3%	37.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.9%	3.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Gem County, Idaho

Statistic	Gem County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.1%	43.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.5%	89.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.7%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.0%	8.3%	16.7%

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