Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
408,569 |
535,558 |
944,127 |
| 1990 |
412,510 |
594,239 |
1,006,749 |
| 2000 |
486,909 |
807,044 |
1,293,953 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
519,131 |
980,271 |
1,499,402 |
More information on Idaho population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
26,125 |
30,913 |
29,214 |
| 2006 |
26,698 |
31,655 |
29,920 |
| Percent change |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
30,579 |
37,603 |
35,210 |
| 2006 |
30,317 |
38,028 |
35,431 |
| Percent change |
-0.9 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
14.7 |
11.0 |
12.6 |
| 1989 |
15.6 |
11.7 |
13.3 |
| 1999 |
14.4 |
10.2 |
11.8 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
14.2 |
11.1 |
12.1 |
More information on Idaho poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
29.2 |
24.1 |
26.3 |
| 1990 |
22.9 |
18.5 |
20.3 |
| 2000 |
17.9 |
13.7 |
15.3 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
37.0 |
36.4 |
36.5 |
| 1990 |
32.3 |
29.1 |
30.4 |
| 2000 |
30.7 |
27.1 |
28.5 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
20.1 |
22.3 |
21.4 |
| 1990 |
29.6 |
33.1 |
31.7 |
| 2000 |
33.3 |
35.3 |
34.6 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
14.0 |
17.2 |
15.8 |
| 1990 |
15.2 |
19.3 |
17.7 |
| 2000 |
18.1 |
23.8 |
21.7 |
More information on Idaho education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
52.96 |
52.96 |
52.96 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
13.47 |
12.06 |
11.77 |
| Percent of total land area |
25.4 |
22.8 |
22.2 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
6.30 |
6.44 |
6.15 |
| Percent of total farmland |
46.8 |
53.4 |
52.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
12.9 |
12.5 |
12.1 |
| Percent irrigated |
45.7 |
48.2 |
46.0 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
4.23 |
4.58 |
4.31 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
1.03 |
0.53 |
0.58 |
| Percent of total farmland |
7.7 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
86.3 |
67.7 |
73.3 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
5.81 |
4.64 |
4.52 |
| Percent of total farmland |
43.2 |
38.5 |
38.4 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.32 |
0.45 |
0.51 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.4 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.55 |
0.75 |
0.76 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.1 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
609 |
471 |
470 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
46.8 |
54.2 |
59.7 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
30.3 |
25.8 |
22.3 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
10.3 |
8.8 |
7.5 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
6.9 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
5.8 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
42.2 |
52.5 |
62.8 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
25.0 |
21.0 |
16.2 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
10.2 |
7.6 |
5.5 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
17.1 |
13.8 |
10.3 |
| More than $500,000 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
13,000 |
16,466 |
17,848 |
| Percent of total |
58.8 |
64.3 |
71.3 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
6,502 |
6,747 |
5,557 |
| Percent of total |
29.4 |
26.4 |
22.2 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
2,622 |
2,377 |
1,612 |
| Percent of total |
11.9 |
9.3 |
6.4 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
18,534 |
21,669 |
22,041 |
| Percent of total |
83.8 |
84.7 |
88.1 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,177 |
1,408 |
1,148 |
| Percent of total |
5.3 |
5.5 |
4.6 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,074 |
2,089 |
1,543 |
| Percent of total |
9.4 |
8.2 |
6.2 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
110 |
115 |
70 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
229 |
309 |
215 |
| Percent of total |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
52.2 |
52.8 |
54.1 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
59.1 |
50.0 |
55.4 |
| Men (persons) |
20,745 |
23,345 |
22,174 |
| Women (persons) |
1,379 |
2,245 |
2,843 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
25,000 |
24,500 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
2,101,289 |
2,420,842 |
| + Final animal output |
2,505,837 |
3,331,524 |
| + Services and forestry |
535,592 |
593,726 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
5,142,718 |
6,346,092 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,980,908 |
3,257,735 |
| + Net government transactions |
5,429 |
-35,006 |
| = Gross value added |
2,167,239 |
3,053,351 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
391,089 |
401,728 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,776,150 |
2,651,623 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
887,623 |
866,988 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
485,415 |
491,685 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
172,320 |
126,893 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
229,888 |
248,410 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
888,527 |
1,784,635 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
2,050,204 |
36.1 |
5.8 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
1,092,449 |
19.2 |
2.2 |
| 3. Potatoes |
710,475 |
12.5 |
24.0 |
| 4. Hay |
457,758 |
8.1 |
7.3 |
| 5. Wheat |
455,743 |
8.0 |
4.3 |
| |
| All commodities |
5,681,879 |
|
2.0 |
| |
More information on Idaho's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Vegetables and preparations |
3 |
362.4 |
| 2. Wheat and products |
12 |
268.4 |
| 3. Other |
15 |
170.9 |
| 4. Dairy Products |
4 |
146.6 |
| 5. Feeds and fodders |
8 |
87.9 |
| |
| Overall rank |
23 |
1,179.3 |
| |
More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Cassia County |
9.8 |
382.5 |
| 2. Gooding County |
9.0 |
352.7 |
| 3. Elmore County |
7.5 |
292.9 |
| 4. Twin Falls County |
7.5 |
291.9 |
| 5. Jerome County |
7.4 |
288.8 |
| |
| State total |
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3,908.3 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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