Gem County, Idaho (ID)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,638
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,423
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,564 (it was 1,116 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 563 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 36 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.2%), Construction (16.6%), Retail trade (11.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 75%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 16,81083.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,8719.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,2086.0%Two or more races
- 1410.7%Some other race alone
- 540.3%Asian alone
- 530.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 210.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
| Median resident age: | 44.7 years |
| Idaho median age: | 37.5 years |
| Males: 10,227 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 9,904 |  (49.2%) |
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| Gem County: | 2.0 people |
| Idaho: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $67,591 ($34,460 in 1999)
| This county: | $67,591 |
| Idaho: | $72,785 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $703 (lower quartile is $403, upper quartile is $986)
| This county: | $703 |
| State: | $1003 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $423,500 (it was $99,500 in 2000)
| Gem: | $423,500 |
| Idaho: | $432,500 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,351Detached houses: $332,233
Here: $332,233 State: $527,539 Townhouses or other attached units: $408,451
Here: $408,451 State: $416,749 Mobile homes: $167,007
Here: $167,007 State: $150,232
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $359
Institutionalized population: 129
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 6
- Burglaries: 7
- Thefts: 12
- Auto thefts: 4
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 13
- Burglaries: 21
- Thefts: 21
- Auto thefts: 2
Health of residents in Gem County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.76.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
39.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
49.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
67.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 157 buildings, average cost: $172,800
- 2021: 251 buildings, average cost: $175,800
- 2020: 146 buildings, average cost: $157,400
- 2019: 132 buildings, average cost: $157,100
- 2018: 87 buildings, average cost: $151,100
- 2017: 61 buildings, average cost: $142,400
- 2016: 61 buildings, average cost: $138,900
- 2015: 38 buildings, average cost: $139,900
- 2014: 37 buildings, average cost: $131,100
- 2013: 34 buildings, average cost: $128,600
- 2012: 18 buildings, average cost: $146,000
- 2011: 14 buildings, average cost: $172,700
- 2010: 13 buildings, average cost: $116,400
- 2009: 19 buildings, average cost: $148,000
- 2008: 21 buildings, average cost: $150,400
- 2007: 72 buildings, average cost: $157,300
- 2006: 165 buildings, average cost: $145,000
- 2005: 213 buildings, average cost: $143,800
- 2004: 131 buildings, average cost: $149,200
- 2003: 107 buildings, average cost: $128,800
- 2002: 100 buildings, average cost: $103,900
- 2001: 60 buildings, average cost: $113,400
- 2000: 77 buildings, average cost: $105,000
- 1999: 83 buildings, average cost: $106,700
- 1998: 79 buildings, average cost: $103,900
- 1997: 82 buildings, average cost: $106,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,575 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,371 (0.3%)
| Gem County: | 11.4% |
| Idaho: | 10.7% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 44.7 years old
(Males: 43.4 years old, Females: 45.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.3 years old, Black residents: 28.1 years old, American Indian residents: 15.0 years old, Asian residents: 51.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.5 years old, Other race residents: 40.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gem County is $509 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $566 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $823 a month.
Cities in this county include: Emmett Valley, Emmett, Emmett Bench, Sweet.
Local government website: www.co.gem.id.us
Neighboring counties: Androscoggin County, Maine 
, Hancock County, Maine , Hamilton County, New York , Goodhue County, Minnesota , Hand County, South Dakota , Waseca County, Minnesota .
| Here: | 3.8% |
| Idaho: | 3.1% |
Current college students: 417
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,182 (38.6% naturalized citizens)
| Gem County: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4602010 or later
- 2932000 to 2009
- 2621990 to 1999
- 2281980 to 1989
- 491970 to 1979
- 141Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,287
- One, attached: 148
- Two: 105
- 3 or 4: 263
- 5 to 9: 54
- 10 to 19: 33
- 20 or more: 208
- Mobile homes: 847
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46
Housing units in Gem County with a mortgage: 3,430 (547 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 447 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
| Here: | 100.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Gem County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 4,989 | 1 |
| Other | 3,108 | 9 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 858 | 10 |
| Mainline Protestant | 468 | 5 |
| None | 7,296 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
| Gem County: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| Idaho: | 0.53 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
| Gem County: | 2.43 / 10,000 pop. |
| Idaho: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
| This county: | 6.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Gem County: | 8.7% |
| Idaho: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Gem County: | 30.4% |
| State: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.3% |
| State: | 11.7% |
Agriculture in Gem County:
Average size of farms: 276 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34,248
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $366.22
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.82%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $36,483
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.91%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 91.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36,071
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.64%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.38
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.40%
Corn for grain: 1765 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1892 harvested acres
Vegetables: 24 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 591 acres
Earthquake activity:
Gem County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 2120% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 132.0 miles away from Gem County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 245.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 290.0 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 74.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 339.5 miles away from Gem County center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 387.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Idaho Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4534, Natural disaster type: Other
- Idaho Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 02, 2010 to June 10, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1927: July 27, 2010, FEMA Id: 1927, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Idaho Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3244: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3244, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Idaho Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 1996 to January 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1154: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1154, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Idaho Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 31, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-186: December 31, 1964, FEMA Id: 186, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
The number of natural disasters in Gem County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 1
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4,117 (70.5%)
- Carpooled: 584 (10.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 65 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 14 (0.2%)
- Walked: 73 (1.2%)
- Worked at home: 1,025 (17.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Mexico (35%)
- Ukraine (22%)
- Russia (11%)
- Guatemala (10%)
- Peru (5%)
- South Africa (4%)
- Belarus (3%)
- American (17%)
- German (13%)
- English (11%)
- Irish (5%)
- European (4%)
- Ukrainian (3%)
- Scottish (3%)
People in group quarters in Gem County, Idaho in 2010:
- 76 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 47 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 16 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 6 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 6 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Gem County, Idaho in 2000:
- 103 people in nursing homes
- 53 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 24 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 6 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 2 people in homes for the mentally ill
11.17% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($69,163 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 11.17% |
| Idaho average: | 9.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.81% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($26,336 average AGI)
5.36% relocated from other states ($42,827 average AGI)
Gem County: 5.36% Idaho average: 5.98%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Ada County, ID |  2.95% ($57,904 average AGI) |
| from Canyon County, ID | 1.62% ($47,333) |
| from Payette County, ID | 0.45% ($38,212) |
7.55% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,750 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.55% |
| Idaho average: | 7.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.82% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($27,661 average AGI)
2.73% relocated to other states ($14,089 average AGI)
Gem County: 2.73% Idaho average: 4.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Ada County, ID | 1.76% ($42,840 average AGI) |
| to Canyon County, ID | 1.48% ($44,438) |
| to Payette County, ID | 0.45% ($44,062) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,212 (2,747 aged, 465 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 460 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Gem County, Idaho in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (230)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (201)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (191)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (156)
- Unspecified dementia (115)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (45)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (38)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (13)
- Congestive heart failure (11)
- Other lack of expected normal physiological development (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,057
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 100
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,603
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,217
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,198
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 61
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 18
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,131- Male householders: 3,803 (868 living alone), Female householders: 3,837 (868 living alone)
4,361 spouses (4,361 opposite-sex spouses), 404 unmarried partners, (404 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,146 children (4,700 natural, 175 adopted, 275 stepchildren), 429 grandchildren, 139 brothers or sisters, 187 parents, 0 foster children, 552 other relatives, 974 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 240
Size of family households: 2,748 2-persons, 1,049 3-persons, 952 4-persons, 294 5-persons, 326 6-persons, 259 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,741 1-person, 244 2-persons, 14 3-persons.
2,821 married couples with children.
831 single-parent households (263 men, 568 women).
90.0% of residents of Gem speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well, 41% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $82,263,000 ($5,153 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,740,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,316,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,612,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $427,000
Federal grants: $16,076,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,120,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,711,000 ($1,020,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,334,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,733,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,966,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,046| Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 895
| Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 37 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +136
| Here: | +8 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +829
| Here: | +51 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +43 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.07 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Gem County, Idaho
- 762020 or later
- 6042010 to 2019
- 1,7742000 to 2009
- 9031990 to 1999
- 5601980 to 1989
- 1,7481970 to 1979
- 4291960 to 1969
- 4051950 to 1959
- 3661940 to 1949
- 8551939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gem County, Idaho
- 531 room
- 112 rooms
- 2133 rooms
- 5234 rooms
- 1,1065 rooms
- 1,2336 rooms
- 8847 rooms
- 8348 rooms
- 9549+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gem County, Idaho
- 1291 room
- 1032 rooms
- 5103 rooms
- 4174 rooms
- 2605 rooms
- 2376 rooms
- 1327 rooms
- 388 rooms
- 319+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gem County, Idaho
- 56no bedroom
- 271 bedroom
- 9732 bedrooms
- 3,1483 bedrooms
- 1,3364 bedrooms
- 2495+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gem County, Idaho
- 125no bedroom
- 3371 bedroom
- 8462 bedrooms
- 4223 bedrooms
- 1154 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Gem County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 124no vehicle
- 8841 vehicle
- 2,1052 vehicles
- 1,6713 vehicles
- 5694 vehicles
- 4225+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Gem County in renter-occupied apartments
- 248no vehicle
- 4111 vehicle
- 7492 vehicles
- 2313 vehicles
- 1724 vehicles
- 495+ vehicles
87.7% of Gem County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Idaho.
| Gem County: | 87.7% |
| State average: | 85.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9,228
- Other state: 9,585
- Northeast: 333
- Midwest: 1,118
- South: 948
- West: 7,213
- 42.7%Electricity
- 24.7%Utility gas
- 18.1%Wood
- 8.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.1%Other fuel
- 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 53.3%Electricity
- 25.4%Utility gas
- 16.9%Wood
- 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%No fuel used
- 1.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 529
| Here: | 26.1% |
| Idaho: | 13.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 107
| Here: | 9.2% |
| Idaho: | 8.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 121
| Here: | 22.0% |
| Idaho: | 30.0% |
Gem County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $682,000
Solid Waste Management: $601,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $652,000
Toll Highways: $400,000
General - Other: $237,000
Solid Waste Management: $101,000
Police Protection: $87,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,286,000
Regular Highways: $1,860,000
Police Protection: $1,730,000
Toll Highways: $1,494,000
General - Other: $1,239,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,204,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,016,000
Central Staff Services: $972,000
Financial Administration: $789,000
Correctional Institutions: $726,000
Correctional Institutions: $707,000
Financial Administration: $704,000
Solid Waste Management: $588,000
General - Other: $557,000
Solid Waste Management: $513,000
Central Staff Services: $469,000
Natural Resources - Other: $335,000
Natural Resources - Other: $309,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $305,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $284,000
Parks and Recreation: $264,000
Parks and Recreation: $236,000
General Public Buildings: $207,000
General Public Buildings: $199,000
Corrections - Other: $168,000
Corrections - Other: $146,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $431,000
General Local Government Support: $294,000
Highways: $68,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $551,000
Other - Health - Other: $541,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $75,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $58,000
Other - General - Other: $58,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $11,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $81,000
Health - Other: $79,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $68,000
- Long Term Debt - Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $226,000
General Revenue - Other: $201,000
Interest Earnings: $132,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
Rents: $14,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $300,000
Regular Highways: $275,000
Police Protection: $59,000
General Public Building: $50,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,266,000
Cash and Securities: $9,643,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,756,000
General Local Government Support: $1,695,000
Highways: $1,652,000
General Local Government Support: $1,567,000
Other: $480,000
- Tax - Property: $11,340,000
Property: $10,290,000
Other License: $442,000
Other License: $263,000
Motor Vehicle License: $166,000
Motor Vehicle License: $129,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,710,000
: $4,012,000
Gem County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $682,000
Solid Waste Management: $601,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $652,000
Toll Highways: $400,000
General - Other: $237,000
Solid Waste Management: $101,000
Police Protection: $87,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,286,000
Regular Highways: $1,860,000
Police Protection: $1,730,000
Toll Highways: $1,494,000
General - Other: $1,239,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,204,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,016,000
Central Staff Services: $972,000
Financial Administration: $789,000
Correctional Institutions: $726,000
Correctional Institutions: $707,000
Financial Administration: $704,000
Solid Waste Management: $588,000
General - Other: $557,000
Solid Waste Management: $513,000
Central Staff Services: $469,000
Natural Resources - Other: $335,000
Natural Resources - Other: $309,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $305,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $284,000
Parks and Recreation: $264,000
Parks and Recreation: $236,000
General Public Buildings: $207,000
General Public Buildings: $199,000
Corrections - Other: $168,000
Corrections - Other: $146,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $431,000
General Local Government Support: $294,000
Highways: $68,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $551,000
Other - Health - Other: $541,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $75,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $58,000
Other - General - Other: $58,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $11,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $81,000
Health - Other: $79,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $68,000
- Long Term Debt - Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $226,000
General Revenue - Other: $201,000
Interest Earnings: $132,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
Rents: $14,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $300,000
Regular Highways: $275,000
Police Protection: $59,000
General Public Building: $50,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,266,000
Cash and Securities: $9,643,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,756,000
General Local Government Support: $1,695,000
Highways: $1,652,000
General Local Government Support: $1,567,000
Other: $480,000
- Tax - Property: $11,340,000
Property: $10,290,000
Other License: $442,000
Other License: $263,000
Motor Vehicle License: $166,000
Motor Vehicle License: $129,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,710,000
: $4,012,000
Gem County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $682,000
Solid Waste Management: $601,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $652,000
Toll Highways: $400,000
General - Other: $237,000
Solid Waste Management: $101,000
Police Protection: $87,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,286,000
Regular Highways: $1,860,000
Police Protection: $1,730,000
Toll Highways: $1,494,000
General - Other: $1,239,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,204,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,016,000
Central Staff Services: $972,000
Financial Administration: $789,000
Correctional Institutions: $726,000
Correctional Institutions: $707,000
Financial Administration: $704,000
Solid Waste Management: $588,000
General - Other: $557,000
Solid Waste Management: $513,000
Central Staff Services: $469,000
Natural Resources - Other: $335,000
Natural Resources - Other: $309,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $305,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $284,000
Parks and Recreation: $264,000
Parks and Recreation: $236,000
General Public Buildings: $207,000
General Public Buildings: $199,000
Corrections - Other: $168,000
Corrections - Other: $146,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $431,000
General Local Government Support: $294,000
Highways: $68,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $551,000
Other - Health - Other: $541,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $75,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $58,000
Other - General - Other: $58,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $11,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $81,000
Health - Other: $79,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $68,000
- Long Term Debt - Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $226,000
General Revenue - Other: $201,000
Interest Earnings: $132,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
Rents: $14,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $300,000
Regular Highways: $275,000
Police Protection: $59,000
General Public Building: $50,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,266,000
Cash and Securities: $9,643,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,756,000
General Local Government Support: $1,695,000
Highways: $1,652,000
General Local Government Support: $1,567,000
Other: $480,000
- Tax - Property: $11,340,000
Property: $10,290,000
Other License: $442,000
Other License: $263,000
Motor Vehicle License: $166,000
Motor Vehicle License: $129,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,710,000
: $4,012,000
Gem County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $682,000
Solid Waste Management: $601,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $652,000
Toll Highways: $400,000
General - Other: $237,000
Solid Waste Management: $101,000
Police Protection: $87,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,286,000
Regular Highways: $1,860,000
Police Protection: $1,730,000
Toll Highways: $1,494,000
General - Other: $1,239,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,204,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,016,000
Central Staff Services: $972,000
Financial Administration: $789,000
Correctional Institutions: $726,000
Correctional Institutions: $707,000
Financial Administration: $704,000
Solid Waste Management: $588,000
General - Other: $557,000
Solid Waste Management: $513,000
Central Staff Services: $469,000
Natural Resources - Other: $335,000
Natural Resources - Other: $309,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $305,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $284,000
Parks and Recreation: $264,000
Parks and Recreation: $236,000
General Public Buildings: $207,000
General Public Buildings: $199,000
Corrections - Other: $168,000
Corrections - Other: $146,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $431,000
General Local Government Support: $294,000
Highways: $68,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $551,000
Other - Health - Other: $541,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $75,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $58,000
Other - General - Other: $58,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $11,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $81,000
Health - Other: $79,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $68,000
- Long Term Debt - Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $226,000
General Revenue - Other: $201,000
Interest Earnings: $132,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
Rents: $14,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $300,000
Regular Highways: $275,000
Police Protection: $59,000
General Public Building: $50,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,266,000
Cash and Securities: $9,643,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,756,000
General Local Government Support: $1,695,000
Highways: $1,652,000
General Local Government Support: $1,567,000
Other: $480,000
- Tax - Property: $11,340,000
Property: $10,290,000
Other License: $442,000
Other License: $263,000
Motor Vehicle License: $166,000
Motor Vehicle License: $129,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,710,000
: $4,012,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 339
- Number of aged recipients: 33
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 306
- Number of recipients under 18: 49
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 236
- Number of recipients older than 64: 54
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 147
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 135
| Most common first names in Gem County, ID among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 90 | 77.3 years |
| William | 80 | 75.2 years |
| Robert | 77 | 73.1 years |
| James | 75 | 73.3 years |
| Mary | 67 | 83.3 years |
| Charles | 54 | 75.3 years |
| George | 51 | 79.7 years |
| Dorothy | 40 | 77.6 years |
| Frank | 40 | 78.3 years |
| Margaret | 36 | 82.3 years |
| Most common last names in Gem County, ID among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 61 | 77.4 years |
| Johnson | 38 | 74.7 years |
| Brown | 30 | 81.5 years |
| Davis | 28 | 76.2 years |
| Hill | 25 | 72.7 years |
| Jones | 24 | 78.0 years |
| Lee | 24 | 76.0 years |
| Howard | 19 | 79.7 years |
| Williams | 18 | 68.0 years |
| Walker | 18 | 77.9 years |
| Businesses in Gem County, ID | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Albertsons | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| McDonald's | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |