Minidoka County, ID

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2020 Population

20,817

0.541% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

35.2

0% 1-year change

2020 Poverty Rate

16.2%

3.35% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$53,011

0.673% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$155,600

4.01% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Minidoka County, ID had a population of 20.8k people with a median age of 35.2 and a median household income of $53,011. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Minidoka County, ID grew from 20,705 to 20,817, a 0.541% increase and its median household income declined from $53,370 to $53,011, a −0.673% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Minidoka County, ID are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.8%), White (Hispanic) (27.3%), Other (Hispanic) (3.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.8%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.68%).

None of the households in Minidoka County, 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.

90.5% of the residents in Minidoka County, ID are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Minidoka County, ID was $155,600, and the homeownership rate was 71%.

Most people in Minidoka County, ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Minidoka County, ID was 2 cars per household.

Minidoka County, ID borders Blaine County, ID, Cassia County, ID, Jerome County, ID, and Lincoln County, ID.

Population & Diversity

Minidoka County, ID is home to a population of 20.8k people, from which 90.5% are citizens. As of 2020, 15.4% of Minidoka County, ID residents were born outside of the country (3.21k people).

In 2020, there were 2.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.9k people) in Minidoka County, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.69k White (Hispanic) and 812 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90.5%

2020 Citizenship

90.7%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 90.5% of Minidoka County, ID residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Minidoka County, ID was 90.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Minidoka County, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Minidoka County, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.9k ± 74
White (Hispanic)
5.69k ± 437
Other (Hispanic)
812 ± 315

35.2%

Hispanic Population

7.33k people

35.2% of the people in Minidoka County, ID are hispanic (7.33k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Minidoka County, ID as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

15.4%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

3.21k people

14.4%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

2.98k people

As of 2020, 15.4% of Minidoka County, ID residents (3.21k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Minidoka County, ID was 14.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Minidoka County, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
322 ± 132
Gulf War (2001-)
214 ± 92
Gulf War (1990s)
159 ± 86

Minidoka County, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Minidoka County, ID employs 9.33k people. The largest industries in Minidoka County, ID are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,551 people), Manufacturing (1,380 people), and Retail Trade (985 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($54,306), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,330), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,750).

Employment

Occupations

9.33k

2020 Value

± 683

−2.3%

1 Year decline

± 10.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Minidoka County, ID declined at a rate of −2.3%, from 9.55k employees to 9.33k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Minidoka County, ID, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (930 people), Production Occupations (901 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (870 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Minidoka County, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.33k

2020 Value

± 683

−2.3%

1 Year decline

± 10.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Minidoka County, ID declined at a rate of −2.3%, from 9.55k employees to 9.33k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Minidoka County, ID, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,551 people), Manufacturing (1,380 people), and Retail Trade (985 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Minidoka County, ID, though some of these residents may live in Minidoka County, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,323

Median earning men ± $4,236

$21,648

Median earning women ± $1,566

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,958), Other Services Except Public Administration ($50,870), and Wholesale Trade ($47,872).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,813), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($37,368), and Manufacturing ($34,938).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Idaho. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

124
Wholesale Trade
102
Manufacturing
97
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Idaho to other states, or from other states to Idaho.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Idaho product (by dollars) was Other foodstuffs with $11.3B, followed by Electronics ($8.1B) and Coal-n.e.c. ($7.63B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Idaho products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$71.5B

2020 Value in Idaho

$123B

Projected 2050 Value in Idaho

72.3% growth

In 2020, total outbound Idaho trade was $71.5B. This is expected to increase 72.3% to $123B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Idaho trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Idaho to other states, or from other states to Idaho.

Most Common Trade Partners

Washington
$7.47B
California
$4.51B
Utah
$3.06B

In 2020, the top outbound Idaho domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Washington with $7.47B, followed by California with $4.51B and Utah and $3.06B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Idaho shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Minidoka County, ID went to Donald J. Trump with 78.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.4%), followed by Other (1.14%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (78.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.4%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.14%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Minidoka County, ID went to Donald J. Trump with 78.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.4%), followed by Other (1.14%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minidoka County, ID for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Idaho

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Mike Crapo

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Jim Risch

Senator from Idaho

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Idaho over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Idaho

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Idaho have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.529% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.55% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (372k), Some college (360k), and Bachelors Degree (233k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Minidoka County, ID was $155,600 in 2020, which is 0.677 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $149,600 to $155,600, a 4.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Minidoka County, ID is 71%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Minidoka County, ID have an average commute time of 16.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Minidoka County, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Minidoka County, ID is $53,011. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Minidoka County, ID was Census Tract 9703 with a value of $57,405, followed by Census Tract 9702 and Census Tract 9701, with respective values of $53,724 and $53,278.

Property

$155,600

Median Property Value 2020

±$8,636

$5,292

Median Property Taxes

±$478

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 Minidoka County, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71%

Homeownership

2020

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 71% of the housing units in Minidoka County, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Minidoka County, ID compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9703
Census Tract 9702
Census Tract 9701

In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Minidoka County, ID was Census Tract 9703 with a value of $57,405, followed by Census Tract 9702 and Census Tract 9701, with respective values of $53,724 and $53,278.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Minidoka County, ID colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,011

Median Household Income

± $2,954

7.46k

Number of Households

± 590

In 2020, the median household income of the 7.46k households in Minidoka County, ID declined from $53,011 from the previous year's value of $53,370.

The following chart displays the households in Minidoka County, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Minidoka County, ID is from Idaho.

0.469

2020 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.466

2019 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2020, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.667% growth from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (82.1%)
Carpooled (11.3%)
Worked At Home (3.73%)

In 2020, 82.1% of workers in Minidoka County, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who worked at home (3.73%).

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.

Commute Time

16.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Minidoka County, ID have a shorter commute time (16.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 0.656% of the workforce in Minidoka County, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Minidoka County, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Minidoka County, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Minidoka County, ID have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Minidoka County, ID (3.34k out of 20.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

81.5% of the population of Minidoka County, ID has health coverage, with 37.2% on employee plans, 18.9% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 0.973% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Idaho was $6,927 in 2014. This is a 5.07% increase from the previous year ($6,593).

Primary care physicians in Minidoka County, ID see 4165 patients per year on average, which represents a 20.5% increase from the previous year (3455 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3006 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2630 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Idaho, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,165 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Minidoka County, ID

Primary care physicians in Minidoka County, ID see an average of 4,165 patients per year. This represents a 20.5% increase from the previous year (3,455 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Minidoka County, ID in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Idaho across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.9% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

18.5%

Uninsured

37.2%

Employer Coverage

18.9%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

0.973%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Minidoka County, ID grew by 1.34% from 18.2% to 18.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Minidoka County, ID changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 67.3 in Minidoka County, ID.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Minidoka County, ID.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 30.8% in Minidoka County, ID.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Minidoka County, ID.

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