Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,297 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,162 (1.1%)
Area name: Boise City-Nampa, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Canyon County is $570 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $977 a month.
Cities in this county include: Nampa
, Caldwell
, Middleton
, Parma
, Wilder
, Greenleaf
, Notus
, Melba
, Huston
.
2005 air pollution in Canyon County:
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.066 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 25 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
94 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
9.3 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
44 µg/m3.
Above U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Ada County
, Gem County
, Malheur County, Oregon
, Owyhee County
, Payette County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Canyon County: Nampa
Hatchery
(A),
Pleasant Ridge Grange
(B),
Caldwell Labor Camp
(C),
Bowman Ranch
(D),
Mud Lake Cow Camp
(E),
Sage Acres Race Track
(F),
Caldwell Ponds Public Fishing Area
(G),
Bernard Ferry
(H),
Franklin Labor Camp
(I),
Forest Pipeline
(J),
Takatori Access Area
(K),
Stoddard
(L),
Deer Flat National Wildlife Headquarters
(M),
Univ Of Idaho Agr Experimental Station
(N),
Demke Pipeline
(O),
Duff Lane Pond Public Fishing Area
(P),
Dixie Access Area
(Q),
Melmont
(R),
Upper Deer Flat Fire Station
(S)
Cemeteries: Mount
Calvary Cemetery
(1),
Lower Boise Cemetery
(2),
Wilder Cemetery
(3),
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4),
Fargo Cemetery
(5),
Roswell Cemetery
(6),
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Jensen
Lake
(A),
Wood Duck Pond
(B),
Swan Pond
(C),
Redhead Pond
(D),
Ralphs Pond
(E),
Pintail Pond
(F),
Lake Lowell
(G)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Aaron
Drain
(A),
Allen Drain
(B),
Succor Creek
(C),
Tenmile Creek
(D),
Boise River
(E),
Upper Embankment Drain
(F),
Warm Springs Creek
(G),
Jonah Drain
(H),
Johanson Drain
(I)
Parks in Canyon County include: Kurtz
Park
(1),
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
(2),
Celebration County Park
(3),
Lakeview Park
(4),
Ward Memorial State Park
(5)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 5,511
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 11,360 (29% naturalized citizens)
| Canyon
County: |
8.6% | | Whole
state: |
5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 2,549
- 1990
to 1994: 2,947
- 1985
to 1989: 1,504
- 1980
to 1984: 1,444
- 1975
to 1979: 826
- 1970
to 1974: 698
- 1970
to 1974: 422
- 1965
to 1969: 970
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Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 34,765
- One,
attached: 1,132
- Two:
1,356
- 3
or 4: 1,682
- 5
to 9: 944
- 10
to 19: 723
- 20
or more: 966
- Mobile
homes: 6,189
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 208
Housing units in Canyon County with a mortgage: 19,561 (2,377 second mortgage, 1,790 home equity loan, 67 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,890 Agriculture
in Canyon County
Average size of farms: 122 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $120443
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $783.48
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.34%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $105185
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 62.67%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.84%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $78116
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 44.75
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 24.14%
Corn for grain: 13822 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 22812 harvested acres
Vegetables: 6962 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 4744 acresCanyon
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Idaho state average. It is 9.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(16%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Computer
and electronic products (7%)
- Food
(6%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (14%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Computer
and electronic products (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Child
care workers (3%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(78%)
- Romania
(3%)
- Canada
(2%)
- Vietnam
(1%)
- El
Salvador (1%)
- Philippines
(1%)
- United
Kingdom (1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Canyon County:
|
- German
(16%)
- English
(13%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Norwegian
(2%)
- Swedish
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 45,411 (77%)
- Carpooled:
8,514 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 130 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 22 (0%)
- Railroad:
7 (0%)
- Taxi:
12 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
101 (0%)
- Bicycle:
255 (0%)
- Walked:
1,756 (3%)
- Other
means: 523 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 2,252 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Canyon County, Idaho
- 1028
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 690
people in nursing homes
- 321
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 242
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 237
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 119
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 79
people in other group homes
- 66
people in halfway houses
- 52
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 43
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 12
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 10
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 7
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 7
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 3
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 2
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,392.
11.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,836 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
11.44% | | Idaho
average: |
9.61% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($151 average AGI)
| Canyon
County: |
0.06% | | Idaho
average: | 0.14% |
5.68% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($18,205 average AGI)
5.70% relocated from other states ($20,480 average AGI)
| Canyon
County: |
5.70% | | Idaho
average: |
5.54% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Ada County, ID
|
4.07% ($39,425 average AGI) |
| from
Los Angeles County, CA
|
0.33% ($36,665) |
| from
Owyhee County, ID
|
0.33% ($29,135) |
| from
Malheur County, OR
|
0.21% ($31,170) |
| from
Payette County, ID
|
0.19% ($29,406) |
| from
Sacramento County, CA
|
0.18% ($40,183) |
| from
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.17% ($38,092) |
8.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,846 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.41% | | Idaho
average: |
8.30% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($91 average AGI)
| Canyon
County: |
0.03% | | Idaho
average: | 0.09% |
5.28% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($23,654 average AGI)
3.10% relocated to other states ($12,101 average AGI)
| Canyon
County: |
3.10% | | Idaho
average: | 4.23% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Ada County, ID
|
3.82% ($39,379 average AGI) |
| to
Owyhee County, ID
|
0.33% ($35,339) |
| to
Payette County, ID
|
0.16% ($36,110) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.12% ($29,161) |
| to
Malheur County, OR
|
0.12% ($24,984) |
| to
Gem County, ID
|
0.12% ($39,417) |
| to
Bannock County, ID
|
0.09% ($31,698) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.4
Births
per 1000 population in Canyon County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Canyon County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Canyon County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 18,009 (15,356 aged, 2,653 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 128,492
- In
family households: 115,195 (27,723 male householders, 6,516 female householders)
28,203
spouses, 44,026 children (40,210 natural, 1,087 adopted, 2,729 stepchildren), 1,889 grandchildren, 1,078 brothers or sisters, 704 parents, 2,278 other relatives, 2,778 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 13,297 (4,771 male householders (3,537 living alone)), 6,055 female householders (5,311 living alone)), 2,471 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 2,949 (1,289 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 13,154 2-persons, 7,165 3-persons, 7,000 4-persons, 3,857 5-persons, 1,826 6-persons, 1,237 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,848 1-person, 1,590 2-persons, 268 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
29,273 married couples with children.
7,798 single-parent households (2,120 men, 5,678 women).
82.4% of residents of Canyon County speak English at home.
15.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $637,551,000 ($4034 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $49,226,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $286,609,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $101,630,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,173,000
Federal grants: $155,994,000
Federal procurement contracts: $64,963,000 ($26,599,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,181,000 ($2,993,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,816,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $219,050,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,503,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 14,876
| Here: |
90 per 1000 residents | | State: |
78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,371
| Here: |
33 per 1000 residents | | State: | 37
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,150
| Here: |
+13 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +21,800
| Here: |
+132 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+43 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Canyon County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 2,921
- 1995
to 1998: 8,127
- 1990
to 1994: 4,539
- 1980
to 1989: 4,573
- 1970
to 1979: 10,866
- 1960
to 1969: 4,151
- 1950
to 1959: 4,356
- 1940
to 1949: 3,525
- 1939
or earlier: 4,907
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Canyon County, Idaho: |
- 1
room: 22
- 2
rooms: 378
- 3
rooms: 1,566
- 4
rooms: 3,551
- 5
rooms: 8,497
- 6
rooms: 7,938
- 7
rooms: 4,783
- 8
rooms: 3,021
- 9
or more rooms: 3,254
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Canyon County, Idaho: |
- 1
room: 397
- 2
rooms: 1,257
- 3
rooms: 2,075
- 4
rooms: 3,499
- 5
rooms: 2,449
- 6
rooms: 1,306
- 7
rooms: 476
- 8
rooms: 329
- 9
or more rooms: 220
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canyon County: |
- no
bedroom: 120
- 1
bedroom: 1,357
- 2
bedrooms: 6,434
- 3
bedrooms: 18,280
- 4
bedrooms: 5,460
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,359
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Canyon County: |
- no
bedroom: 533
- 1
bedroom: 2,807
- 2
bedrooms: 5,048
- 3
bedrooms: 2,926
- 4
bedrooms: 579
- 5
or more bedrooms: 115
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Canyon County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,013
- 1
vehicle: 7,585
- 2
vehicles: 14,768
- 3
vehicles: 6,543
- 4
vehicles: 2,268
- 5
or more vehicles: 833
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Canyon County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,205
- 1
vehicle: 5,177
- 2
vehicles: 4,365
- 3
vehicles: 955
- 4
vehicles: 235
- 5
or more vehicles: 71
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46% of Canyon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Idaho.
| Canyon
County: |
46.2% | | State
average: | 50.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 62393
- Northeast:
2213
- Midwest:
12688
- South:
7855
- West:
33961
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $91,300 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 (48%)
- Electricity
(35%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood
(5%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(47%)
- Utility
gas (39%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,356
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 584
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,837
Canyon
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $10,412,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,532,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $10,031,000
General - Other: $8,837,000
Police Protection: $7,478,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,248,000
Financial Administration: $4,702,000
Health Services - Other: $4,254,000
General Public Buildings: $1,890,000
Central Staff Services: $1,826,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,303,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,110,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,081,000
Solid Waste Management: $928,000
Welfare - Other: $266,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $110,000
Parks & Recreation: $80,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $600,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $228,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Higher Education: $92,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,800,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,820,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $980,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $848,000
General Revenue, NEC: $700,000
Property Sale Other: $9,000
Rents: $5,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $690,000
Police Protection: $369,000
Financial Administration: $90,000
Solid Waste Management: $74,000
Corrections - Other: $22,000
Judicial: $12,000
Welfare - Other: $9,000
Health - Other: $8,000
Central Staff: $3,000
Natural Resource - Other: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $28,859,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,921,000
Health & Hospitals: $2,719,000
All Other: $350,000
- Tax
- Property: $23,729,000
NEC: $1,516,000
Motor Vehicle License: $672,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $27,736,000
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