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Owyhee County, ID

12,503 Population
7,668.2 square miles 1.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Idaho: 37.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,436 ±$2,071 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Idaho: $38,952 ±$416
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,406 ±$9,360 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Idaho: $77,800 ±$743
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.2% ±2.6% (1,511  ±324) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Idaho: 10.6% 199,519 (±0.3% / ±5,752)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.7 minutes ±2.9 (134,805  ±16,309) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Idaho: 21.6 17,015,820 (±0.1 / ±161,300)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,339 ±144 Number of households
  • Idaho: 713,005 ±2,422
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (12,331  ±11) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Idaho: 2.6 1,884,214
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.8% ±3.5% (264  ±94) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Idaho: 5.1% 22,816 (±0.2% / ±1,064)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,869 ±35 Number of housing units
  • Idaho: 795,014 ±223
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$359,800 ±$31,346 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Idaho: $418,600 ±$2,550
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.8% ±2.8% (1,463  ±351.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Idaho: 15.1% 289,675 (±0.4% / ±6,653.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78.2% ±5.1% (6,578  ±429.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Idaho: 91.9% 1,174,076 (±0.7% / ±8,289.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.4% ±2.1% (1,041  ±174.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Idaho: 31.8% 406,469 (±0.4% / ±5,276.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.8% (1,347  ±201) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Idaho: 5.9% 114,849
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±1.4% (725  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Idaho: 8% 116,723 (±0.2% / ±2,425)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
725 Total veterans ±130 650 Male ±120 75 Female ±53

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