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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,386 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blaine County is $740 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $821 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1166 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hailey
, Ketchum
, Bellevue
, Sun Valley
, Carey
.
Neighboring
counties: Bingham County
, Butte County
, Camas County
, Cassia County
, Custer County
, Elmore County
, Lincoln County
, Minidoka County
, Power County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Blaine County: Alturas
Inlet Campground
(A),
Smilty Creek Lodge
(B),
Silver Creek Access Area
(C),
Lava Point Access Area
(D),
Apache Mill
(E),
Pioneer Cabin
(F),
Boundary Campground
(G),
Vienna
(H),
Murdock Campground
(I),
Baker Creek Campground
(J),
Balaam
(K),
Muldoon
(L),
Point of Rocks
(M),
Pole Creek Guard Station
(N),
Garfield Forest Service Station
(O),
Hot Springs Landing
(P),
Hot Springs Ranch
(Q),
Moonstone Landing
(R),
Moonstone Access Area
(S),
Bridge Campground
(T)
Cemeteries: Sawtooth
Cemetery
(1),
Bellevue Cemetery
(2),
Galena Pioneer Cemetery
(3),
Timmerman Cemetery
(4)
Lakes and reservoirs: Indian
Lake
(A),
Binder Lake
(B),
Lava Lake
(C),
Martin Lake
(D),
Alice Lake
(E),
Alturas Lake
(F),
Lower Box Canyon Lake
(G),
Amber Lakes
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alpine
Creek
(A),
Anderson Creek
(B),
Antelope Creek
(C),
Apollo Creek
(D),
Argosy Creek
(E),
Deer Creek
(F),
Baker Creek
(G),
Sullivan Creek
(H),
Baugh Creek
(I)
Parks in Blaine County include: Deer
Creek Picnic Area
(1),
Craters of the Moon National Preserve
(2),
Baker Creek Picnic Area
(3)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 648
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 43.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,015 (28% naturalized citizens)
| Blaine
County: |
10.6% | | Whole
state: |
5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 734
- 1990
to 1994: 359
- 1985
to 1989: 225
- 1980
to 1984: 194
- 1975
to 1979: 112
- 1970
to 1974: 141
- 1970
to 1974: 67
- 1965
to 1969: 183
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Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,929
- One,
attached: 1,067
- Two:
384
- 3
or 4: 1,513
- 5
to 9: 888
- 10
to 19: 344
- 20
or more: 259
- Mobile
homes: 725
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 77
Housing units in Blaine County with a mortgage: 3,066 (262 second mortgage, 519 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 990 Agriculture
in Blaine County
Average size of farms: 1009 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85818
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $253.28
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 56.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $87802
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.66%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.54%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72071
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.70%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.87
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(23%)
- Accommodation
and food services (12%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Real
estate and rental and leasing (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Accommodation
and food services (12%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Health
care (8%)
- Real
estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Carpenters
(7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
- Supervisors,
construction and extraction workers (3%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(55%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Canada
(5%)
- Austria
(3%)
- Germany
(3%)
- Peru
(3%)
- Philippines
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Blaine County:
|
- English
(17%)
- German
(15%)
- Irish
(11%)
- United
States or American (6%)
- Italian
(4%)
- Norwegian
(3%)
- Swedish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 7,322 (69%)
- Carpooled:
1,402 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 126 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 11 (0%)
- Taxi:
2 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
110 (1%)
- Walked:
550 (5%)
- Other
means: 162 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 900 (8%)
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People
in group quarters in Blaine County, Idaho
- 256
people in other workers' dormitories
- 70
people in nursing homes
- 26
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $95,036.
8.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,088 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.79% | | Idaho
average: | 9.61% |
0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($855 average AGI)
| Blaine
County: |
0.20% | | Idaho
average: |
0.14% |
2.84% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($19,925 average AGI)
5.75% relocated from other states ($38,309 average AGI)
| Blaine
County: |
5.75% | | Idaho
average: |
5.54% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Ada County, ID
|
0.72% ($94,621 average AGI) |
| from
Twin Falls County, ID
|
0.41% ($50,424) |
| from
Los Angeles County, CA
|
0.25% ($31,550) |
| from
Gooding County, ID
|
0.24% ($31,105) |
| from
King County, WA
|
0.22% ($66,889) |
| from
Jerome County, ID
|
0.21% ($22,118) |
| from
Lincoln County, ID
|
0.20% ($45,188) |
8.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,570 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.92% | | Idaho
average: |
8.30% |
0.26% of residents moved to foreign countries ($747 average AGI)
| Blaine
County: |
0.26% | | Idaho
average: |
0.09% |
3.54% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($16,120 average AGI)
5.12% relocated to other states ($31,703 average AGI)
| Blaine
County: |
5.12% | | Idaho
average: |
4.23% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Ada County, ID
|
1.08% ($42,885 average AGI) |
| to
Twin Falls County, ID
|
0.50% ($39,850) |
| to
Lincoln County, ID
|
0.40% ($31,938) |
| to
Camas County, ID
|
0.25% ($49,550) |
| to
King County, WA
|
0.24% ($53,368) |
| to
Canyon County, ID
|
0.21% ($33,588) |
| to
San Diego County, CA
|
0.19% ($33,733) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4
Births
per 1000 population in Blaine County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Blaine County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Blaine County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,726 (1,613 aged, 113 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 18,637
- In
family households: 14,791 (4,077 male householders, 766 female householders)
4,104
spouses, 5,134 children (4,696 natural, 177 adopted, 261 stepchildren), 90 grandchildren, 121 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 113 other relatives, 345 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,846 (1,523 male householders (1,041 living alone)), 1,391 female householders (1,092 living alone)), 932 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 354 (96 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,181 2-persons, 1,148 3-persons, 966 4-persons, 373 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,133 1-person, 671 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
3,430 married couples with children.
915 single-parent households (284 men, 631 women).
87.5% of residents of Blaine County speak English at home.
9.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $57,667,000 ($2733 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,121,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,508,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,548,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,108,000
Federal grants: $8,758,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,197,000 ($1,304,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,548,000 ($553,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $583,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,524,000
Federal Government insurance: $154,678,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,406
| Here: |
66 per 1000 residents | | State: | 78
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 447
| Here: |
21 per 1000 residents | | State: | 37
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +567
| Here: |
+27 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +672
| Here: |
+32 per 1000 residents | | State: | +43
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Blaine County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.25 millions of gallons per day (60% from ground, 40% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 477
- 1995
to 1998: 1,667
- 1990
to 1994: 1,618
- 1980
to 1989: 2,295
- 1970
to 1979: 3,531
- 1960
to 1969: 1,014
- 1950
to 1959: 629
- 1940
to 1949: 280
- 1939
or earlier: 675
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Blaine County, Idaho: |
- 1
room: 43
- 2
rooms: 121
- 3
rooms: 385
- 4
rooms: 594
- 5
rooms: 1,222
- 6
rooms: 1,070
- 7
rooms: 764
- 8
rooms: 512
- 9
or more rooms: 635
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blaine County, Idaho: |
- 1
room: 150
- 2
rooms: 339
- 3
rooms: 520
- 4
rooms: 555
- 5
rooms: 429
- 6
rooms: 270
- 7
rooms: 85
- 8
rooms: 34
- 9
or more rooms: 52
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blaine County: |
- no
bedroom: 61
- 1
bedroom: 264
- 2
bedrooms: 1,073
- 3
bedrooms: 2,709
- 4
bedrooms: 995
- 5
or more bedrooms: 244
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blaine County: |
- no
bedroom: 169
- 1
bedroom: 591
- 2
bedrooms: 923
- 3
bedrooms: 597
- 4
bedrooms: 106
- 5
or more bedrooms: 48
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blaine County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 74
- 1
vehicle: 1,229
- 2
vehicles: 2,499
- 3
vehicles: 1,136
- 4
vehicles: 272
- 5
or more vehicles: 136
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blaine County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 156
- 1
vehicle: 1,084
- 2
vehicles: 907
- 3
vehicles: 216
- 4
vehicles: 61
- 5
or more vehicles: 10
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50% of Blaine County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Idaho.
| Blaine
County: |
49.5% | | State
average: | 50.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5599
- Northeast:
1639
- Midwest:
2088
- South:
1166
- West:
6258
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $245,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (58%)
- Electricity
(31%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(58%)
- Utility
gas (33%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 298
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 149
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 101
Blaine
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $2,034,000
All Other: $922,000
- Current
Operations - Solid Waste Management: $1,517,000
Police Protection: $1,298,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $963,000
Regular Highways: $951,000
Parks & Recreation: $931,000
Financial Administration: $928,000
General - Other: $924,000
Corrections - Other: $834,000
Central Staff Services: $431,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $288,000
Health Services - Other: $222,000
General Public Buildings: $146,000
Natural Resources - Other: $137,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $130,000
Welfare - Other: $103,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $3,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $508,000
Highways: $40,000
All Other: $2,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $53,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Higher Education: $108,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $886,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $839,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $47,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $811,000
Property Sale Other: $128,000
Rents: $12,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $753,000
Police Protection: $132,000
Financial Administration: $85,000
Health - Other: $61,000
Central Staff: $44,000
General Public Building: $28,000
Judicial: $16,000
Natural Resource - Other: $10,000
Corrections - Other: $7,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,758,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,548,000
General Support: $1,156,000
All Other: $67,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,829,000
NEC: $802,000
Motor Vehicle License: $179,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $63,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,178,000
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