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Understand Idaho

Topics

Eleven subject areas. Each topic page lists the data pages under it and the sources it draws on, including those not yet integrated.

Population and Growth

How many people live in Idaho, where, how that is changing, and where new residents come from.

Housing and Cost of Living

Home values, rents, ownership, housing supply, and how they compare with incomes.

Jobs, Wages and Economy

Employment, unemployment, wages, and which industries employ Idahoans.

Taxes, Spending and Government

Where the state's money comes from, where it goes, and how much government Idaho has per resident.

Education

Public school enrollment, spending, teacher pay, and outcomes from kindergarten through college.

Healthcare

Insurance coverage, Medicaid, births, deaths, and access to care.

Crime and Public Safety

Offenses reported to Idaho law enforcement, their rates, and how they have moved over twenty years.

Water

Reservoirs, snowpack, groundwater, irrigation, and the administration of water rights.

Public Lands, Agriculture and Wildfire

Who owns Idaho's land, what its farms and ranches produce, and how much burns each year.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Roads, vehicles, commutes, crashes, and how the network is keeping up with growth.

Energy

How Idaho's electricity is generated, how much is used, and what it costs.