[Vision2020] News Release: Idaho Ranks Fourth in Population Growth

Barbara Richardson Crouch edc at moscow.com
Fri Apr 15 13:44:45 PDT 2005


 For Immediate Release: April 14, 2005
> 
> Information Contact: Bob Fick, 208-332-3570 x 3268
> 
>  
> 
> Idaho Ranks Fourth in the Nation for Population Growth
> 
> -Job seekers, entrepreneurs flock to state urban centers-
> 
>  
> 
> As the nation began pulling out of the recession two years ago, Idaho
> was a magnet for job seekers and entrepreneurs, and they converged on
> the state's urban centers. 
> 
>  
> 
> Estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday show the net
> migration of people into Idaho from other states and nations total
> 15,436 from mid-2003 to mid-2004. Idaho's total population increased 1.9
> percent during the 12 months through June 2004 to hit nearly 1.4
> million. It was the fourth highest growth rate among the states,
> matching Idaho's ranking for the previous year. Only Nevada, Arizona and
> Florida posted higher growth rates during either period. 
> 
>  
> 
> In-migration accounts for 59 percent of the Idaho's total population
> gain. Only 11 other states had higher percentages of in-migration during
> that period.
> 
>  
> 
> Growth by county in Idaho during the most recent estimate period did not
> significantly change the ranking of the 44 counties, but it reflects the
> slow and unrelenting shift in the state's population base from rural to
> urban. Nine out of every new 10 people settled in Ada, Canyon, Kootenai
> or Bonneville counties.
> 
>  
> 
> The state's 10 most populous counties accounted for almost 72 percent of
> the total population in mid-2004. That compares to less than 71.7
> percent a year earlier and 70.7 percent when the census was taken April
> 1, 2000. 
> 
>  
> 
> So-called high-amenity counties like Boise County near the capital city
> of Boise, Teton on the Wyoming border, Blaine in the Wood River Valley
> and Valley where Payette Lake is located showed significant percentage
> increases in population although total populations remain relatively
> small. Except for Blaine County, which grew to more than 21,100
> residents, the other three have fewer than 8,000 residents.
> 
>  
> 
> By comparison, a dozen rural counties lost population from mid-2003 to
> mid-2004 although in most cases the decreases were comparatively small.
> Ten of those counties have been losing population since 2000. They were
> Adams, Bear Lake, Benewah, Butte, Cassia, Clark, Clearwater, Custer,
> Minidoka and Shoshone.  
> 
>  
> 
> Nez Perce County was the only large county of the 10 that recorded more
> deaths than births during the estimate period. But that decline in
> natural population growth was only fractional. The other counties were
> Adams, Benewah, Camas, Clearwater, Custer, Idaho, Lemhi, Oneida and
> Shoshone.   
> 
>  
> 
> The metropolitan area of Ada and Canyon counties claim half of the
> state's total population growth during the 12-month period. Their
> combined population at more than 490,500 made up 35.2 percent of the
> state total in mid-2004. That was up three-tenths of a point from
> mid-2003 and nearly two full percentage points from April 2000.
> 
>  
> 
> Separate estimates released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics underscore
> the growth in Idaho's most populous county. The bureau found the number
> of businesses in Ada County grew nearly 4 percent from September 2003 to
> last September, ranking the county 25th in growth among nation's 318
> largest counties. Ada County businesses employ almost 191,000 workers.
> 
>  
> 
> County
> 
> Population estimates
> 
> Change 2003 to 2004
> 
> Net Migration '03-'04
> 
> Population estimates
> 
> 7/1/2004
> 
> 7/1/2003
> 
> 4/1/2000
> 
> Number
> 
> Percent
> 
> Rank '04
> 
> Rank '03
> 
> Idaho
> 
> 1,393,262
> 
> 1,367,034
> 
> 1,293,953
> 
> 26,228
> 
> 1.9
> 
> 15,436
> 
> (X)
> 
> (X)
> 
> Ada
> 
> 332,523
> 
> 325,482
> 
> 300,904
> 
> 7,041
> 
> 2.2
> 
> 3,886
> 
> 1
> 
> 1
> 
> Adams
> 
> 3,451
> 
> 3,469
> 
> 3,476
> 
> -18
> 
> -0.5
> 
> -4
> 
> 41
> 
> 41
> 
> Bannock
> 
> 75,672
> 
> 75,492
> 
> 75,565
> 
> 180
> 
> 0.2
> 
> -606
> 
> 5
> 
> 5
> 
> Bear Lake
> 
> 6,323
> 
> 6,330
> 
> 6,411
> 
> -7
> 
> -0.1
> 
> -39
> 
> 36
> 
> 36
> 
> Benewah
> 
> 8,961
> 
> 9,032
> 
> 9,171
> 
> -71
> 
> -0.8
> 
> -51
> 
> 28
> 
> 28
> 
> Bingham
> 
> 43,205
> 
> 42,905
> 
> 41,735
> 
> 300
> 
> 0.7
> 
> -166
> 
> 7
> 
> 7
> 
> Blaine
> 
> 21,103
> 
> 20,731
> 
> 18,991
> 
> 372
> 
> 1.8
> 
> 179
> 
> 15
> 
> 15
> 
> Boise
> 
> 7,362
> 
> 7,236
> 
> 6,670
> 
> 126
> 
> 1.7
> 
> 95
> 
> 33
> 
> 33
> 
> Bonner
> 
> 39,872
> 
> 39,197
> 
> 36,835
> 
> 675
> 
> 1.7
> 
> 632
> 
> 8
> 
> 8
> 
> Bonneville
> 
> 89,653
> 
> 87,237
> 
> 82,522
> 
> 2,416
> 
> 2.8
> 
> 1,483
> 
> 4
> 
> 4
> 
> Boundary
> 
> 10,396
> 
> 10,172
> 
> 9,871
> 
> 224
> 
> 2.2
> 
> 152
> 
> 26
> 
> 26
> 
> Butte
> 
> 2,838
> 
> 2,858
> 
> 2,899
> 
> -20
> 
> -0.7
> 
> -21
> 
> 42
> 
> 42
> 
> Camas
> 
> 1,013
> 
> 1,035
> 
> 991
> 
> -22
> 
> -2.1
> 
> -17
> 
> 43
> 
> 43
> 
> Canyon
> 
> 158,038
> 
> 151,998
> 
> 131,441
> 
> 6,040
> 
> 4.0
> 
> 4,158
> 
> 2
> 
> 2
> 
> Caribou
> 
> 7,213
> 
> 7,194
> 
> 7,304
> 
> 19
> 
> 0.3
> 
> -14
> 
> 35
> 
> 34
> 
> Cassia
> 
> 21,393
> 
> 21,537
> 
> 21,416
> 
> -144
> 
> -0.7
> 
> -343
> 
> 14
> 
> 13
> 
> Clark
> 
> 906
> 
> 909
> 
> 1,022
> 
> -3
> 
> -0.3
> 
> -6
> 
> 44
> 
> 44
> 
> Clearwater
> 
> 8,393
> 
> 8,448
> 
> 8,930
> 
> -55
> 
> -0.7
> 
> -43
> 
> 29
> 
> 29
> 
> Custer
> 
> 4,114
> 
> 4,118
> 
> 4,342
> 
> -4
> 
> -0.1
> 
> 10
> 
> 39
> 
> 39
> 
> Elmore
> 
> 28,878
> 
> 28,742
> 
> 29,130
> 
> 136
> 
> 0.5
> 
> -199
> 
> 12
> 
> 12
> 
> Franklin
> 
> 12,199
> 
> 11,898
> 
> 11,329
> 
> 301
> 
> 2.5
> 
> 202
> 
> 24
> 
> 24
> 
> Fremont
> 
> 12,263
> 
> 12,175
> 
> 11,819
> 
> 88
> 
> 0.7
> 
> -26
> 
> 23
> 
> 23
> 
> Gem
> 
> 15,963
> 
> 15,783
> 
> 15,181
> 
> 180
> 
> 1.1
> 
> 160
> 
> 19
> 
> 19
> 
> Gooding
> 
> 14,346
> 
> 14,329
> 
> 14,155
> 
> 17
> 
> 0.1
> 
> -67
> 
> 21
> 
> 21
> 
> Idaho
> 
> 15,616
> 
> 15,490
> 
> 15,511
> 
> 126
> 
> 0.8
> 
> 142
> 
> 20
> 
> 20
> 
> Jefferson
> 
> 20,782
> 
> 20,225
> 
> 19,155
> 
> 557
> 
> 2.8
> 
> 320
> 
> 16
> 
> 16
> 
> Jerome
> 
> 19,279
> 
> 18,921
> 
> 18,342
> 
> 358
> 
> 1.9
> 
> 172
> 
> 17
> 
> 18
> 
> Kootenai
> 
> 122,350
> 
> 117,614
> 
> 108,685
> 
> 4,736
> 
> 4.0
> 
> 4,226
> 
> 3
> 
> 3
> 
> Latah
> 
> 35,169
> 
> 34,986
> 
> 34,935
> 
> 183
> 
> 0.5
> 
> 21
> 
> 10
> 
> 10
> 
> Lemhi
> 
> 7,820
> 
> 7,755
> 
> 7,806
> 
> 65
> 
> 0.8
> 
> 84
> 
> 31
> 
> 31
> 
> Lewis
> 
> 3,753
> 
> 3,747
> 
> 3,747
> 
> 6
> 
> 0.2
> 
> -9
> 
> 40
> 
> 40
> 
> Lincoln
> 
> 4,326
> 
> 4,302
> 
> 4,044
> 
> 24
> 
> 0.6
> 
> -14
> 
> 37
> 
> 37
> 
> Madison
> 
> 30,782
> 
> 29,725
> 
> 27,467
> 
> 1,057
> 
> 3.6
> 
> 594
> 
> 11
> 
> 11
> 
> Minidoka
> 
> 19,229
> 
> 19,333
> 
> 20,174
> 
> -104
> 
> -0.5
> 
> -233
> 
> 18
> 
> 17
> 
> Nez Perce
> 
> 37,823
> 
> 37,701
> 
> 37,410
> 
> 122
> 
> 0.3
> 
> 171
> 
> 9
> 
> 9
> 
> Oneida
> 
> 4,143
> 
> 4,129
> 
> 4,125
> 
> 14
> 
> 0.3
> 
> 19
> 
> 38
> 
> 38
> 
> Owyhee
> 
> 10,998
> 
> 11,102
> 
> 10,644
> 
> -104
> 
> -0.9
> 
> -200
> 
> 25
> 
> 25
> 
> Payette
> 
> 21,587
> 
> 21,476
> 
> 20,578
> 
> 111
> 
> 0.5
> 
> -35
> 
> 13
> 
> 14
> 
> Power
> 
> 7,483
> 
> 7,358
> 
> 7,538
> 
> 125
> 
> 1.7
> 
> 91
> 
> 32
> 
> 32
> 
> Shoshone
> 
> 12,827
> 
> 12,985
> 
> 13,771
> 
> -158
> 
> -1.2
> 
> -116
> 
> 22
> 
> 22
> 
> Teton
> 
> 7,253
> 
> 7,053
> 
> 5,999
> 
> 200
> 
> 2.8
> 
> 72
> 
> 34
> 
> 35
> 
> Twin Falls
> 
> 67,935
> 
> 67,055
> 
> 64,284
> 
> 880
> 
> 1.3
> 
> 565
> 
> 6
> 
> 6
> 
> Valley
> 
> 7,970
> 
> 7,762
> 
> 7,651
> 
> 208
> 
> 2.7
> 
> 189
> 
> 30
> 
> 30
> 
> Washington
> 
> 10,059
> 
> 10,008
> 
> 9,977
> 
> 51
> 
> 0.5
> 
> 22
> 
> 27
> 
> 27
> 
> end
> 
>  Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau  
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