Clark Fork, ID

Census Place

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2024 Population
990
US Senator
Mike Crapo
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Risch
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.1
0.743% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
23.4%
3.66% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$63,813
5.26% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$251,700
41.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
389
6.94% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Clark Fork, ID reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Clark Fork, ID are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Clark Fork, ID was $251,700, and the homeownership rate was 56.1%.

Most people in Clark Fork, ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Clark Fork, ID was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Clark Fork, ID is home to a population of 990 people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.02% of Clark Fork, ID residents were born outside of the country (20 people).

In 2024, there were 11.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (897 people) in Clark Fork, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 79 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 10 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%
2024 Citizenship
98.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Clark Fork, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clark Fork, ID was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clark Fork, ID
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    897 ± 454
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    79 ± 67
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    10 ± 15
1.41%
Hispanic Population
14 people

In 2024, there were 11.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (897 people) in Clark Fork, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 79 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 10 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.41% of the people in Clark Fork, ID are hispanic (14 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Clark Fork, ID as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Idaho.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    52,214 ± 5,532 people
  2. Canada
    6,433 ± 1,966 people
  3. Philippines
    2,829 ± 1,305 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 52,214 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 6,433 and Philippines with 2,829.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.02%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
20 people
1.43%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
14 people

As of 2024, 2.02% of Clark Fork, ID residents (20 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clark Fork, ID was 1.43%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    42 ± 35
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    19 ± 23
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    9 ± 21

Clark Fork, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Clark Fork, ID employs 389 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clark Fork, ID were Retail Trade (90 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (53 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (34 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($43,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,850), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($38,625).

Employment

Occupations

389
2024 Value
± 149
−6.94%
1 Year decline
± 57.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clark Fork, ID declined at a rate of −6.94%, from 418 employees to 389 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clark Fork, ID, are Sales & Related Occupations (80 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (53 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (50 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clark Fork, ID.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

389
2024 Value
± 149
−6.94%
1 Year decline
± 57.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clark Fork, ID declined at a rate of −6.94%, from 418 employees to 389 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clark Fork, ID, are Retail Trade (90 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (53 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (34 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clark Fork, ID, though some of these residents may live in Clark Fork, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$38,469
Median earning men ± $8,986
$30,102
Median earning women ± $26,347

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($43,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($38,563), and Retail Trade ($14,423).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,977), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($32,727), and Retail Trade ($31,633).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.01%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 836k people employed in Idaho. This represents a 3.01% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.06%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Idaho.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.42%).

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing the state of Idaho. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Clark Fork, ID. Showing the available data for Idaho.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (66.9%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (30.4%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.42%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.42%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Idaho for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Idaho

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Mike Crapo
Senator from Idaho3
Assumed office on January 3, 1999
Jim Risch
Senator from Idaho2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing Idaho.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Clark Fork, ID was $251,700 in 2024, which is 0.757 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $177,800 to $251,700, a 41.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Clark Fork, ID is 56.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clark Fork, ID have an average commute time of 17.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clark Fork, ID is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$251,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$122,349
$206
Median Property Taxes
±$68

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Clark Fork, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Clark Fork, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

56.1%
Homeownership
2024
61.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.1% of the housing units in Clark Fork, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$63,813
Median Household Income
± $31,163
367
Number of Households
± 147

In 2024, the median household income of the 367 households in Clark Fork, ID grew to $63,813 from the previous year's value of $60,625.

The following chart displays the households in Clark Fork, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clark Fork, ID is from Idaho.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Idaho
0.473
2022 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2023, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.938% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.7%)
  3. Other (5.22%)

In 2024, 76% of workers in Clark Fork, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.7%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clark Fork, ID have a shorter commute time (17.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Clark Fork, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clark Fork, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clark Fork, ID have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clark Fork, ID (213 out of 910 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clark Fork, ID is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

82.8% of the population of Clark Fork, ID has health coverage, with 16.5% on employee plans, 44.8% on Medicaid, 6.57% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 2.53% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Idaho see 1,619 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,619 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1534 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 371 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.4% under 18 years, 12.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

17.2%
Uninsured
16.5%
Employer Coverage
44.8%
Medicaid
6.57%
Medicare
12.4%
Non-Group
2.53%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clark Fork, ID grew by 14.6% from 15% to 17.2%.

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