Lemhi County, Idaho Demographics

Lemhi County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Lemhi County is 4th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Income below poverty line

Lemhi County is 4th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Lemhi County is 4th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Size in square miles

Lemhi County is 7th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Income per capita

Lemhi County is 7th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Lemhi County is 13th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Home median value

Lemhi County is 13th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - White

Lemhi County is 13th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Lemhi County is 15th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Lemhi County	Rank	Idaho	US
Current population (2012)	7,758	33rd	1,595,728	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4,563.4	4th	82,643.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1.7	39th	19	87.4

Age Demographics
	Lemhi County	Rank	Idaho	US
Residents younger than 5	4.6%	41st	7.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.2%	42nd	26.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	24.5%	1st	13.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Lemhi County	Rank	Idaho	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.2%	15th	88.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.2%	13th	24.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Lemhi County	Rank	Idaho	US
Race - White	96.2%	13th	93.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.5%	19th	0.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.9%	31st	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	34th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	41st	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	22nd	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	43rd	11.6%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	94.0%	4th	83.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Lemhi County	Rank	Idaho	US
Female residents	49.0%	27th	50.0%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.4%	38th	5.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Lemhi County	Rank	Idaho	US
Housing units	4,757	29th	674,394	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.8%	32nd	15.1%	25.9%
Households	3,650	31st	575,497	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.3%	22nd	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$173,300	13th	$171,300	$186,200
People per household	2.1	44th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	13	30th	6,265	829,658

Income Demographics
	Lemhi County	Rank	Idaho	US
Income per capita	$24,019	7th	$22,788	$27,915
Income per household	$40,270	30th	$46,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.7%	4th	14.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Lemhi County	Rank	Idaho	US
Non-farm private establishments	294	26th	42,399	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,573	32nd	482,722	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,013	28th	151,671	27,092,908
Retail sales	$122,983	20th	$20,526,631	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,806	7th	$13,691	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$7,704	25th	$2,415,951	$613,795,732