Owyhee County, Idaho

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Owyhee County, Idaho is a county of the United States of Idaho. Owyhee County had an official population of 10644 in 2000. The July 2008 population estimate is 10877, It is the 26th most populous county in the U.S. state of Idaho. It has total area of 7696.71 sq mi (19934.39 kmē), of which, 7677.98 square miles (19885.88 kmē) of it is land and 18.72 square miles (48.48 kmē) of it is water, makes it the second largest by total area in Idaho.


As of the census of 2000, there were 10644 people, 3710 households, and 2756 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.4 people per square mile (0.54/kmē), making its Idaho's fifth least densely populated county. There were 4452 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.23/kmē). The average household size was 2.85 people, and the average family size was 3.35 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 31.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 109 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 10877, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 10209 White, 27 Black or African American, 380 American Indian, 51 Asian, 20 Native Hawaiian, and 190 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28339, it is the lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Idaho. The median income for a family in the county was $32856, it is the third poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $13405, making its Idaho's third lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2883 pupils and students, of which 53.17% are male and 46.83% are female, 27.09% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.99% nursery or pri school, 6.73% kindergarten, 56.71% elementary school, 24.38% high school and 7.18% 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	Grand View City	Owyhee County	0.57	0.55	0.02	470	856.7	11402	21417
2	Homedale City	Owyhee County	0.88	0.88	0	2528	2859.5	10986	24196
3	Marsing City	Owyhee County	0.67	0.67	0	890	1331	13273	27639

Year	Population
April 2000 census	10644
April 2000 Estimate	10644
July 2000 Estimate	10684
July 2001 Estimate	10822
July 2002 Estimate	10780
July 2003 Estimate	10863
July 2004 Estimate	10759
July 2005 Estimate	10695
July 2006 Estimate	10695
July 2007 Estimate	10763
July 2008 Estimate	10877

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	67	77	144
Kindergarten	100	94	194
Elementary school	874	761	1635
High school	387	316	703
College or graduate school	105	102	207

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Owyhee County, Idaho	$28339	$32856	$13405
Idaho, United States	$37572	$43490	$17841
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587