Gem County, Idaho QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Gem County	Idaho
?  Population, 2000	15,181	1,293,953
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	28.2%	28.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.0%	7.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	28.0%	28.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	15.6%	11.3%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	93.8%	91.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.4%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.7%	1.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	0.9%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	3.2%	4.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.8%	2.0%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.3%	49.9%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	6.9%	7.9%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	90.7%	88.0%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	5,398	479,505
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	665	106,135
?  Housing units, 2000	5,888	527,824
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	79.8%	72.4%
?  Households, 2000	5,539	469,645
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.70	2.69
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	37.3%	38.7%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$30,132	$33,612
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	15.4%	13.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	21.0%	17.3%

Business QuickFacts	Gem County	Idaho
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	298	35,961
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	2,191	423,615
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	15.5%	41.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	855	79,240
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	NA	16,952,872
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	49,491	11,649,609
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$3,423	$9,623
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	2,747
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	343	29,946
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	87	12,181
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	57,239	6,164,663
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	520	46,035

Geography QuickFacts	Gem County	Idaho
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	563	82,747
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	27.0	15.6
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown