Overview for Fremont County,
ID
Part of: Rexburg ID, Micropolitan
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Fremont County is one
of 44 counties in Idaho. It has 1,866.8
sq. miles in land area and a population
density of 6.8 per square mile. In the
last three decades of the 1900s its
population grew by 35.7%. On the 2000
census form, 98.4% of the population
reported only one race, with 0.2% of
these reporting African-American. The
population of this county is 10.6%
Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.96 persons compared
to an average family size of 3.43
persons.
In 2008 Public administration was the
largest of 20 major sectors. It had an
average wage per job of $29,751. Per
capita income grew by 8.3% between 1998
and 2008 (adjusted for inflation). |
People
& Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population
(2009) |
12,691 |
Covered
Employment |
2,941 |
| Growth
(%) since 1990 |
16.0% |
Average wage
per job |
$27,940 |
| Households
(2000) |
3,885 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
1.5% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2009) |
5,558 |
Average wage
per job |
$24,036 |
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Unemployment Rate (2009) |
8.1 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all
jobs in County |
4.1% |
| Per Capita
Personal Income (2008) |
$24,105 |
Average wage
per job |
$34,506 |
| Median
Household Income (2008) |
$41,295 |
Health
Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in
County |
D |
| Poverty
Rate (2008) |
13.6 |
Average wage
per job |
D |
| H.S.
Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
80.4 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
1.8% |
| Bachelor's
Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
12.0 |
Average wage
per job |
$34,491 |
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