Canyon County Facts

Census Statistics

	Canyon County	Idaho
Population, 2003 estimate	151,508	1,366,332
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	15.3%	5.6%
Population, 2000	131,441	1,293,953
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	45.9%	28.5%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	9.1%	7.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	30.9%	28.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	11.0%	11.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000	50.3%	49.9%?
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	83.1%	91.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.9%	1.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a	0.1%	0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	12.2%	4.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.6%	2.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	18.6%	7.9%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	77.9%	88.0%?
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	45.3%	49.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	8.6%	5.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	17.6%	9.3%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	76.0%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	14.9%	21.7%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	21,529	200,498
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	22.3	20.0?
Housing units, 2002	52,691	552,117
Homeownership rate, 2000	73.3%	72.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	11.8%	14.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$96,300	$106,300?
Households, 2000	45,018	469,645
Persons per household, 2000	2.85	2.69
Median household income, 1999	$35,884	$37,572
Per capita money income, 1999	$15,155	$17,841
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	12.0%	11.8%
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001	3,063	37,622
Private nonfarm employment, 2001	42,147	467,316
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001	4.9%	3.7%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000	7,644	84,378
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	3,581,662	16,952,872
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	1,014,103	11,649,609
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$8,701	$9,623
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	6.3%	4.7%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	25.7%	23.5%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002	2,765	13,488
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)	577,941	8,377,844
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	590	82,747
Persons per square mile, 2000	222.9	15.6
Metropolitan Area	Boise City, ID MSA	?
FIPS Code	027	16

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