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Caribou County, ID

Demographic and economic profile of Caribou County, ID, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Caribou County is a small, rural Idaho county of 7,118 residents with a GDP per capita of $121,275—well above its per capita income of $30,255—suggesting significant industrial or resource-extraction output relative to workforce size. The labor pool is modest, with a 63.4% participation rate and only 15.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.5% have a high school diploma and unemployment sits at just 2.9%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $220,200 and median gross rent of $800/month, and the county posted 2.9% population growth over five years alongside a poverty rate of just 7.3%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,118

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,782

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.9% since 2018

Caribou County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,575 (91.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone300 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races170 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race96 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone11 (0.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone10 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish248
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic11
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island2
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

321

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$121,275

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,255

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance745
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining712
  3. 3.Construction (Group)458
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)329
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services206

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations909
  2. 2.Service Occupations802
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations760
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations479
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations397

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.05×)589
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.32×)536
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)801
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.02×)339
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.83×)131

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$220,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$800/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999309 (15.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999287 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999281 (13.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999167 (8.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999144 (7.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999132 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$27,199

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,622 (79.7%)
  • Carpooled409 (12.4%)
  • Worked At Home206 (6.3%)
  • Walked30 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle13 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit5 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.