Bingham
County, Idaho
\n
Bingham
County is a
county
located in the
U.S. State
of
Idaho. As of
2000,
the population is 41,735. The county's
county
seat is
Blackfoot,
Idaho6.
Geography
\nAccording to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,491
km²
(2,120
mi²).
5,425 km² (2,095 mi²) of it is land and 66 km² (26 mi²) of
it is water. The total area is 1.20% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 41,735 people,
13,317 households, and 10,706 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 8/km² (20/mi²). There are 14,303 housing units at an
average density of 3/km² (7/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is
82.43%
White,
0.17%
Black
or
African
American, 6.70%
Native
American, 0.57%
Asian,
0.03%
Pacific
Islander, 7.95% from
other
races, and 2.14% from two or more races. 13.30% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 13,317 households out of which 44.60% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 66.70% are married couples living together, 9.80%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.60% are non-families.
17.10% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.70% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.10 and
the average family size is 3.52. In the county the population is spread out with
34.90% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 19.70%
from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is
30 years. For every 100 females there are 100.00 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there are 97.90 males. The median income for a household in the
county is $36,423, and the median income for a family is $40,312. Males have a
median income of $31,950 versus $21,591 for females. The per capita income for
the county is $14,365. 12.40% of the population and 9.90% of families are below
the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.30% are under
the age of 18 and 7.20% are 65 or older.
Cities
and towns
\n*
Aberdeen\n*
Atomic
City\n*
Basalt\n*
Blackfoot\n*
Firth\n*
Shelley
