Idaho QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Idaho	USA
?  Population, 2000	1,293,953	281,421,906
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	28.5%	13.1%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.5%	6.8%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	28.5%	25.7%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	11.3%	12.4%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	91.0%	75.1%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	12.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	1.4%	0.9%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.9%	3.6%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	4.2%	5.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.0%	2.4%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	49.9%	50.9%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	7.9%	12.5%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	88.0%	69.1%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	479,505	119,524,718
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	106,135	32,310,253
?  Housing units, 2000	527,824	115,904,641
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	72.4%	66.2%
?  Households, 2000	469,645	105,480,101
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.69	2.59
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	38.7%	36.0%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$33,612	$37,005
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	13.0%	13.3%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	17.3%	19.9%

Business QuickFacts	Idaho	USA
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	35,961	6,941,822
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	423,615	108,117,731
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	41.1%	15.7%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	79,240	15,439,609
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	16,952,872	3,842,061,405
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	11,649,609	2,460,886,012
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$9,623	$9,190
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	2,747	1,965,565
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	29,946	5,888,883
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	12,181	1,663,533
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	6,164,663	1,516,775,001
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	46,035	10,227,429

Geography QuickFacts	Idaho	USA
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	82,747	3,537,441
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	15.6	79.6

(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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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown