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People QuickFacts | Gem County | Idaho
Population, 2013 estimate |  | 1,612,136
Population, 2012 estimate | 16,673 | 1,595,590
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 16,719 | 1,567,652
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |  | 2.8%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.3% | 1.8%
Population, 2010 | 16,719 | 1,567,582
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.8% | 7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 23.5% | 26.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 20.1% | 13.3%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 50.5% | 50.0%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 95.8% | 93.8%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 0.8%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.8% | 1.7%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.9% | 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 2.2% | 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 7.8% | 11.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 88.7% | 83.5%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 78.8% | 82.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 4.8% | 6.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 7.8% | 10.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 84.4% | 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 14.2% | 24.7%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 1,603 | 125,905
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 30 | 20.1
Housing units, 2012 | 7,085 | 673,054
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 74.5% | 70.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 7.9% | 15.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $155,500 | $167,100
Households, 2008-2012 | 6,456 | 577,648
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.57 | 2.66
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $19,838 | $22,581
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $41,976 | $47,015
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 17.8% | 15.1%
Business QuickFacts | Gem County | Idaho
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 331 | 42,399
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 2,109 | 482,722
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -5.3% | -1.1%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 1,219 | 113,472
Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,753 | 151,671
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 23.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 0 | 18,010,976
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 13,552 | 14,286,715
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 113,895 | 20,526,631
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $6,914 | $13,691
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 9,205 | 2,415,951
Building permits, 2012 | 18 | 6,265
Geography QuickFacts | Gem County | Idaho
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 560.9 | 82,643.12
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 29.8 | 19
FIPS Code | 45 | 16
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Boise City-Nampa, ID Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts