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IDAHO FACT SHEET
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Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators
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POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME
State Metro Nonmetro
Population
1980 944,127 256,881 687,246
1990 1,006,734 295,851 710,883
Latest(1997) 1,210,232 383,843 826,389
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 19,658 24,259 17,591
1996 19,865 24,096 17,930
Change 1.1% -0.7% 1.9%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 24,245 28,891 21,709
1996 24,172 28,437 21,814
Change -0.3% -1.6% 0.5%
Poverty rate
1980 12.6 10.6 13.4
1990 13.3 10.7 14.3
Latest(1995-96) 13.2 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 673,709 237,862 435,847
1996 691,552 246,249 445,303
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.2 3.9 5.9
1997 5.3 3.9 6.1
Percent employment change
1994-95 2.2 3.5 1.5
1995-96 3.1 5.5 1.9
1996-97 2.3 2.0 2.5
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 21.3 15.1 24.8
Production 6.5 2.4 8.8
Farm Inputs 1.0 0.6 1.3
Proc. & Mark. 3.1 2.4 3.5
Whol.& Retail 10.3 9.6 10.7
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 53.0
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 13.5
of total land area 25.4%
CROPLAND (million acres) 6.3
of total farmland 46.8%
irrigated 51.7%
in pasture 12.9%
in Fed. farm program 1.2%
in Conservation Reserve 8.7%
WOODLAND (million acres) 1.0
of total farmland 7.7%
in pasture 86.3%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 5.8
of total farmland 43.2%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.3
of total farmland 2.4%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 609.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 46.8%
100 to 499 acres 30.3%
500 to 999 acres 10.3%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 6.9%
2,000 or more acres 5.8%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 67.7%
$50,000 to $99,999 10.2%
$100,000 to $499,999 17.1%
More than $500,000 5.0%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 13,000
Percent of total 58.8%
Part owner (farms) 6,502
Percent of total 29.4%
Tenant (farms) 2,622
Percent of total 11.9%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 19,711
Percent of total 89.1%
Partnerships (farms) 2,074
Percent of total 9.4%
Non-family corporations (farms) 110
Percent of total 0.5%
Others (farms) 229
Percent of total 1.0%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 52
Perc. w/ farming as their 59.1%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 21,500 22,000
Million $
Final crop output 1,986.2 2,151.2
+ Final animal output 1,232.7 1,323.0
+ Services and forestry 243.4 264.7
= Final agricultural sector output 3,462.4 3,739.0
- Intermediate consumption outlays 1,808.6 1,908.6
+ Net government transactions (11.2) 11.1
= Gross value added 1,642.5 1,841.4
- Capital consumption 258.3 260.6
= NET VALUE ADDED 1,384.2 1,580.9
- Factor payments 743.3 762.4
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 314.7 310.4
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 209.5 234.0
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 219.1 218.0
= NET FARM INCOME 641.0 818.4
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 14,384.3 14,939.7
Real estate 10,729.2 11,381.3
Nonreal estate 3,655.1 3,558.5
FARM DEBT 2,602.7 2,558.9
Real estate 1,226.6 1,261.3
Nonreal estate 1,376.2 1,297.6
EQUITY 11,781.6 12,380.8
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 22.1 20.7
Debt/assets 18.1 17.1
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Potatoes 20.9 26.5
2. Dairy products 19.1 2.8
3. Cattle and calves 16.8 1.8
4. Wheat 14.1 4.8
5. Hay 5.8 5.5
All Commodities 1.7
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Vegetables and preps. 3 253.8
2. Wheat and products 6 233.1
3. Other 17 73.9
4. Live animals and meat exc. poultry 17 70.5
5. Feeds and fodders 12 51.9
Overall 22 840.7
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. CASSIA 9.6% 284.3
2. ELMORE 8.9% 265.1
3. CANYON 8.8% 262.2
4. BINGHAM 7.3% 215.4
5. GOODING 6.8% 201.9
State Total 2,964.2
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