Demographic Profile for Payette County, Idaho
Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Payette from another country. The international migration into Payette totals 0.8 percent of the total migration into the State of Idaho. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Payette County, Idaho to be 35.6 years of age. The median in Payette is greater than the median in Idaho of 34.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 34.3 years of age. With a total of 27.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Payette can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
Payette County, Idaho had a population of 22,197 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 20,635. This growth denotes an increase of 7.6 percent. Payette ranks 12 of 44 counties in terms of population growth in Idaho and the county ranks 931 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
Payette County, Idaho has a population base that is comprised of 83.4 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 13.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 14.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Payette has increased in diversity when 13.0 percent of the total population were minorities.
In terms of total land area, Payette spans a total of 408 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 54 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Allen, KY (54 per sq. mile ), Bremer, IA (54 per sq. mile ), Meigs, OH (54 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Pendleton, KY (54 per sq. mile ), Yakima, WA (54 per sq. mile ), Garfield, OK (54 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Payette County, Idaho to be 35.6 years of age. The median in Payette is greater than the median in Idaho of 34.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 34.3 years of age. With a total of 27.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Payette can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
Payette County, Idaho had a population of 22,197 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 20,635. This growth denotes an increase of 7.6 percent. Payette ranks 12 of 44 counties in terms of population growth in Idaho and the county ranks 931 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
Payette County, Idaho has a population base that is comprised of 83.4 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 13.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 14.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Payette has increased in diversity when 13.0 percent of the total population were minorities.
In terms of total land area, Payette spans a total of 408 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 54 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Allen, KY (54 per sq. mile ), Bremer, IA (54 per sq. mile ), Meigs, OH (54 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Pendleton, KY (54 per sq. mile ), Yakima, WA (54 per sq. mile ), Garfield, OK (54 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
