Cassia County, Idaho

Cassia County is a county located in Idaho, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 21416 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 21348, It is the 16th largest county by population in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is spread over 2580.31 sq mi (6682.97 square kilometre), of which, 2566.45 square miles (6647.07 square kilometre ) of it is land and 13.86 square miles (35.9 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Idaho's ninth largest county by total area.

Cassia County Idaho
Map of Cassia County, Idaho

As of the census of 2000, there were 21416 residents, 7060 households, and 5489 families in the county. The population density was 8.3 people per square mile (3.2/kmē), it would be the 22nd most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Idaho. There were 7862 housing units at an average density of 3.1 per square mile (1.2/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.99 persons, and the average family size was 3.46 persons. In the county Age distribution was 34.1% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 98.8 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 101.4 females. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 21348, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 96.27% White, 0.44% Black or African American, 1.35% American Indian, 0.46% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 1.42% from two or more races.

Cassia County Idaho Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Cassia County Idaho School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Cassia County Idaho GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33322, making its Idaho's 22nd highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $38162, it is the 24th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14087, it is the 11th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 6560 pupils and students, of which 3403 are male and 3157 are female, 30.63% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 323 nursery or pri school, 444 kindergarten, 3431 elementary school, 1766 high school and 596 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Albion CityCassia County0.410.410262635.52425942375
2Burley CityCassia County, Minidoka County4.244.120.12931622621268927981
3Declo CityCassia County0.280.2803381226.71288436528
4Malta CityCassia County1.421.420177124.51485232292
5Oakley CityCassia County3.993.990668167.41398329643
YearPopulation
April 2000 census21416
April 2000 Estimate21416
July 2000 Estimate21391
July 2001 Estimate21467
July 2002 Estimate21320
July 2003 Estimate21171
July 2004 Estimate20937
July 2005 Estimate20883
July 2006 Estimate20725
July 2007 Estimate20915
July 2008 Estimate21348
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school135188323
Kindergarten162282444
Elementary school190515263431
High school10187481766
College or graduate school183413596
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Cassia County, Idaho$33322$38162$14087
Idaho, United States$37572$43490$17841
United States$41994$50046$21587