Statewide Claims to Fame

Gem County is 5th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Female residents

Gem County is 9th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Gem County is 11th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - Asian

Gem County is 11th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - Two or More

Gem County is 12th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Gem County is 13th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Income below poverty line

Gem County is 16th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Home median value

Gem County is 16th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Income per household

Gem County is 17th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Income per capita

Gem County is 18th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - White

Main Cities Within Gem County, Idaho

Gem County, Idaho Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Gem County Rank Idaho US
Current population (2012) 16,673 19th 1,595,728 313,914,040
Size in square miles 560.9 40th 82,643.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 29.8 12th 19 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Gem County Rank Idaho US
Residents younger than 5 5.8% 29th 7.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.5% 29th 26.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 20.1% 9th 13.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Gem County Rank Idaho US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.0% 29th 88.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 12.9% 36th 24.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Gem County Rank Idaho US
Race - White 95.8% 18th 93.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.2% 39th 0.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.8% 36th 1.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 11th 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 25th 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.2% 11th 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 7.8% 20th 11.6% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 88.7% 20th 83.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Gem County Rank Idaho US
Female residents 50.5% 5th 50.0% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.7% 20th 5.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Gem County Rank Idaho US
Housing units 7,132 22nd 674,394 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 8.2% 23rd 15.1% 25.9%
Households 6,491 20th 575,497 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 75.9% 19th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $160,400 16th $171,300 $186,200
People per household 2.6 25th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 18 24th 6,265 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Gem County Rank Idaho US
Income per capita $20,660 17th $22,788 $27,915
Income per household $44,442 16th $46,890 $52,762
Income below poverty line 16.5% 13th 14.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Gem County Rank Idaho US
Non-farm private establishments 331 25th 42,399 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,109 27th 482,722 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,753 19th 151,671 27,092,908
Retail sales $113,895 21st $20,526,631 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $6,914 30th $13,691 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $9,205 24th $2,415,951 $613,795,732

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