Caribou County, Idaho

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Caribou County is a county located in the United States of Idaho. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 7304 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 6826 in July 2008, making it the tenth least populous county in Idaho. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1798.62 sq mi (4658.4 kmē), of which, 1766.01 square miles (4573.94 kmē) of it is land and 32.61 square miles (84.46 kmē) of it is water, it is the 18th largest by area in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is ranks seventh in the size of its inland waterways in Idaho.


As of the census of 2000, there were 7304 residents, 2560 households, and 1978 families in the county. The population density was 4.1 people per square mile (1.58/kmē), it would be the 14th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Idaho. There were 3188 housing units at an average density of 1.8 per square mile (0.69/kmē). The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.29. In the county Age distribution was 31.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 100.8 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 101.5 females. In July 2008, its estimated population was 6826, The racial makeup of the county was 6722 White, 6 Black or African American, 17 American Indian, 7 Asian, 10 Native Hawaiian, and 64 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37609, it is eighth wealthiest county by median household income in Idaho. The median income for a family in the county was $42630, it is the tenth highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Idaho. The per capita income for the county was $15179, it is the 24th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Idaho.

In 2000, 2190 pupils and students, of which 50.18% are male and 49.82% are female, 29.98% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.26% nursery or pri school, 5.02% kindergarten, 44.84% elementary school, 32.1% high school and 9.77% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Bancroft City	Caribou County	0.66	0.66	0	382	580	12549	26458
2	Grace City	Caribou County	0.99	0.99	0	990	1002.7	13452	32303
3	Soda Springs City	Caribou County	4.57	4.53	0.04	3381	747.1	15729	40690

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7304
April 2000 Estimate	7304
July 2000 Estimate	7302
July 2001 Estimate	7342
July 2002 Estimate	7168
July 2003 Estimate	7103
July 2004 Estimate	7098
July 2005 Estimate	6943
July 2006 Estimate	6820
July 2007 Estimate	6839
July 2008 Estimate	6826

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	72	109	181
Kindergarten	39	71	110
Elementary school	532	450	982
High school	358	345	703
College or graduate school	98	116	214

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Caribou County, Idaho	$37609	$42630	$15179
Idaho, United States	$37572	$43490	$17841
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587