Idaho Fun Facts
Idaho flag Capital:
Date of Statehood:
Flower:
Tree:
Bird:
Boise
July 3, 1890
Syringa
White Pine
Mountain Bluebird

SUBJECT 1990 2000
Total Population 1,006,749 1,293,953
Male 500,956 648,660
Female 505,793 645,293
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 80,193 97,643
5 to 9 years 90,043 100,756
10 to 14 years 90,186 104,608
15 to 19 years 80,438 110,858
20 to 24 years 65,792 93,994
25 to 59 years 440,282 592,673
60 to 84 years 148,417 175,364
85 years and over 11,398 18,057
     
MEDIAN AGE 31.5 33.2
     
Under 18 years 308,405 369,030
Male 158,449 189,726
Female 149,956 179,304
     
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE    
Total population 1,006,749 1,293,953
Urban population 578,376 859,104
Rural population 428,373 434,849
Farm population 44,869 38,939
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Families (family households) 263,194 335,588
With own children under 18 years 136,800 170,463
Average family size 3.23 3.17
     
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME    
Persons 5 years and over 926,703 1,196,793
Speak a language other than English 58,995 111,879
     
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT    
Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school 295,638 368,579
Preprimary school 18,745 39,913
Elementary or high school 210,095 251,274
College or graduate school 66,798 77,392
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
For Persons 25 years and over    
Percent high school graduate or higher 80 85
Percent Bachelor's degree or higher 18 22
     
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS    
Total housing units 413,327 527,824
With no telephone service 21,079 9,097
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

   Data from Census 2000
  

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