Owyhee County, Idaho

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Owyhee County, Idaho is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Owyhee County, Idaho	Idaho	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,503	1,934,262	334,922,499	2318th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,406	$77,800	$80,734	1680th of 3,221
Median Age	39.0	37.3	38.9	2378th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.4%	31.8%	35.7%	3074th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$359,800	$418,600	$332,700	385th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$821	$1,238	$1,413	1949th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.2%	10.6%	12.5%	1887th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	3.7%	5.2%	2931st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.6	23.4	n/a	3095th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.8%	5.9%	14.1%	342nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1532nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.6%	72.1%	65.2%	1921st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.7	21.6	26.4	871st of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	13.3%	15.1%	1593rd of 3,222
Uninsured	18.5%	n/a	n/a	331st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.5%	55.1%	46.9%	335th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.4%	n/a	n/a	1955th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Owyhee County, Idaho

Statistic	Owyhee County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24.8%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.6	36.2	61.4

Age in Owyhee County, Idaho

Statistic	Owyhee County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Median Age	39.0	37.3	38.9
Under 18 %	24.4%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.3%	23.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.3%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Owyhee County, Idaho

Statistic	Owyhee County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Households	4,339	713,005	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	70.3%	68.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.7%	31.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.8%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.1%	24.4%	28.7%
Never Married	24.7%	28.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Owyhee County, Idaho

Statistic	Owyhee County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,436	$38,952	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.6%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.9%	18.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	19.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.1%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.0%	28.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.8%	7.6%	n/a

Housing in Owyhee County, Idaho

Statistic	Owyhee County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Housing Units	4,869	795,014	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.2%	73.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	8.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.9%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.4%	27.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.9%	28.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,432	$2,038	n/a

Education in Owyhee County, Idaho

Statistic	Owyhee County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Less than High School	21.8%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.5%	26.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.4%	33.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.2%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.2%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Owyhee County, Idaho

Statistic	Owyhee County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.0%	63.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.4%	72.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.2%	37.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.3%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	3.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Owyhee County, Idaho

Statistic	Owyhee County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.2%	43.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.3%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.8%	89.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	19.9%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.5%	8.3%	16.7%

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