Owyhee County vs. Elmore County

	Owyhee County (ID)	Elmore County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,693	27,259
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.4%	0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,526	27,040
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,526	27,038
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	8.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.0%	25.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	13.5%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	47.6%
White alone, percent	91.9%	87.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.4%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.3%	17.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	68.6%	72.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	765	4,093
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	8.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,941	12,546
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.6%	58.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$130,300	$145,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,103	$1,083
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$308	$306
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$704	$809
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.4%	12.2%
Building permits, 2018	42	38
Households, 2014-2018	4,250	10,285
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.3%	77.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.4%	13.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.6%	88.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.8%	78.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	75.0%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.2%	16.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	23.2%	13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	51.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.0%	49.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,859	56,430
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	42,578	256,344
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,722	$9,776
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.3	18.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,430	$46,715
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,935	$23,547
Persons in poverty, percent	14.7%	12.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	182	444
Total employment, 2017	1,745	3,997
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	53,244	124,158
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.4%	-7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	717	1,298
All firms, 2012	882	1,514
Men-owned firms, 2012	388	666
Women-owned firms, 2012	297	510
Minority-owned firms, 2012	53	249
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	785	1,189
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	57	103
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	723	1,289
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	4.0%	6.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.6%	19.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.5	8.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	7,665.51	3,074.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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