Gem County vs. Washington County

	Gem County (ID)	Washington County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,634	10,161
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.5%	-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,719	10,198
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,719	10,198
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.8%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.9%	25.1%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.2%
White alone, percent	95.1%	94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.4%	16.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.6%	79.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,005	732
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.0%	6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,407	4,668
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.5%	70.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$159,300	$152,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,090	$984
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$342	$342
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$745	$671
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.3%	7.9%
Building permits, 2018	95	26
Households, 2014-2018	6,583	4,018
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.5%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.9%	13.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.5%	83.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.1%	67.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.9%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.8%	14.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.7%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.2%	16.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.3%	53.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.3%	49.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	46,016	28,249
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	93,569	83,709
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,612	$8,289
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.6	19.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,001	$37,206
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,776	$21,414
Persons in poverty, percent	13.4%	15.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	371	212
Total employment, 2017	2,489	1,979
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	66,710	61,439
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.2%	4.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,320	604
All firms, 2012	1,274	739
Men-owned firms, 2012	588	443
Women-owned firms, 2012	443	172
Minority-owned firms, 2012	67	81
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,119	620
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	149	177
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	995	499
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	29.8	7.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	560.90	1,452.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Gem county (ID) and Washington county (ID) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.