Idaho Profile and Statistics

Idaho Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Idaho had 545171 total households with the average home having 2.62 residents and the average family coming in at 3.11.

Of those homes reported, 34.3% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 25.8% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 13708 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 32671 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Idaho, 129301 people live alone, and of that, 42600 are 65 and over.

There were 201294 (36.9%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 115941 (21.3%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Idaho

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 1429198, 38.1 percent are the main “Householder,” while 21.7 are spouses. There are 439159 children, and 57418 comprise “other relatives.” 76818 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 29380 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Idaho Census Marital Status data

In Idaho, there are 565162 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 155226 have never married; 330693 are currently still married, but have separated. 7071 are legally separated, 60280 are divorced and 11892 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (566965), 21% never married, 56.6% are married but separated while 1.4% are legally still separated. 12.6% are divorced and 8.4% are widowed.

Idaho Fertility Rates and ID Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Idaho (ID): In the 2007 report, 24555 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Idaho (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 5895 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 38 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 68 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 29 babies, while there were 137 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 18.

Idaho Grandparents Statistics

There are 19428 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 9223 (47.5%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 59.2% are the grandmothers and 75.1% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 2421 have done it for less than a year; 2263 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 1537 handling things 3 or 4 years and 3002 doing the job 5 or more years.

Idaho School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (ID)

In Idaho, 392020 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 19785 (5%) are in nursery or preschool; 21366 (5.5%) are in kindergarten, while 170084 (43.4%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 88720 (22.6%) are slogging through High School, while 92065 (23.5%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 29.9% (274657); 16.3% (149302) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (917853), 40468 (4.4%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 75446 (8.2%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 274657 (29.9%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 234531 (25.6%) have some college experience but no degree; 76058 (8.3%) reached an Associate’s degree; 149302 (16.3%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 67391 (7.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Idaho is 1059607. Of that, 133626 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 1324212 (100%) – of that, 199066 (15%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (240203), 14710 (6.1%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (922980), 116391 (12.6%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (161029), 67965 (42.2%) have a disability.

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