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Understand Idaho

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Every page on the site is listed below, grouped by what it is. Type to narrow the list, or read it as an index. Each figure page names its source, its data period and the date it was retrieved.

274 pages, listed below.

Figures

One page per measure, each with the history, the comparison and the source behind it.

Counties

Every indicator the site holds for the county, beside the statewide figure.

Cities

The largest cities in Idaho, with the indicators published for a place that size.

Topics

Subject hubs listing the pages under them and the sources they draw on.

  • Population and growthHow many people live in Idaho, where, how that is changing, and where new residents come from.
  • Housing and cost of livingHome values, rents, ownership, housing supply, and how they compare with incomes.
  • Jobs, wages and economyEmployment, unemployment, wages, and which industries employ Idahoans.
  • Taxes, spending and governmentWhere the state's money comes from, where it goes, and how much government Idaho has per resident.
  • EducationPublic school enrollment, spending, teacher pay, and outcomes from kindergarten through college.
  • HealthcareInsurance coverage, Medicaid, births, deaths, and access to care.
  • Crime and public safetyOffenses reported to Idaho law enforcement, their rates, and how they have moved over twenty years.
  • WaterReservoirs, snowpack, water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock, industry and aquaculture, and the administration of water rights.
  • Public lands, agriculture and wildfireWho owns Idaho's land, what its farms and ranches produce, and how much burns each year.
  • Transportation and infrastructureRoads, vehicles, commutes, crashes, and how the network is keeping up with growth.
  • EnergyHow Idaho's electricity is generated, how much is used, and what it costs.

Sources

The publishing organizations, with the datasets in use from each.

Datasets

The datasets behind the pages, each with its source, coverage and caveats.

Other pages

Indexes and reference pages.