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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lemhi County is $24,178, which is about the same as the state average of $23,087 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lemhi County median household income is $34,457, which has grown by 14.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 25.98% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lemhi County residents spend 12.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 19.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #8

Lemhi County	24,178 USD
Idaho	23,087 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lemhi County	21,738 USD
Idaho	25,139 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lemhi County	29,290 USD
Idaho	31,238 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lemhi County	14,776 USD
Idaho	19,698 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #41

Lemhi County	34,457 USD
Idaho	47,334 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lemhi County	49,134 USD
Idaho	61,544 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #41

Lemhi County	14.15%
Idaho	25.98%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lemhi County		Idaho		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.82%	$10,915, see rank	20.36%	$14,449	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.50%	$17,104, see rank	29.97%	$17,704	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.64%	$1,878, see rank	3.09%	$2,552	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.18%	$18,852, see rank	17.58%	$21,802	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lemhi County	51,911 USD
Idaho	56,922 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lemhi County	60,892 USD
Idaho	71,149 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lemhi County	Idaho	U.S.
White	$34,424, see rank	$47,996	$56,900
Hispanic	$7,422, see rank	$37,346	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$55,625, see rank	$37,438	$37,170
Two or More Races	$27,356, see rank	$36,213	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lemhi County	Idaho	U.S.
less than 25	$11,568, see rank	$25,338	$25,788
25 to 44	$29,265, see rank	$51,087	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,399, see rank	$57,970	$65,027
65 or over	$32,976, see rank	$35,876	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lemhi County	Idaho	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,590, see rank	1,216,172	248,775,628
Male¹	3,327, 50.49%, see rank	49.76%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,996, 59.99%, see rank	69.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,996, 59.99%, see rank	68.85%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,856, 92.99%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	140, 7.01%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,331, 40.01%, see rank	30.73%	30.72%
Female¹	3,263, 49.51%, see rank	50.24%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,663, 50.97%, see rank	57.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,663, 50.97%, see rank	57.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,526, 91.76%, see rank	92.25%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	137, 8.24%, see rank	7.75%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,600, 49.03%, see rank	42.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lemhi County	Idaho	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,340, 100%	691,425	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,380, 71.26%, see rank	78.17%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	286, 8.56%, see rank	9.80%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	5.06%
Walked	170, 5.09%, see rank	2.98%	2.78%
Other Means	103, 3.08%, see rank	2.36%	1.79%
Worked at Home	401, 12.01%, see rank	5.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lemhi County	12.7 minutes
Idaho	19.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lemhi County	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,382	703,410	143,435,233
Male¹	1,856, 54.88%, see rank	54.28%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	565, 30.44%, see rank	31.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	258, 13.90%, see rank	13.41%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	259, 13.95%, see rank	16.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	135, 7.27%, see rank	4.01%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	244, 13.15%, see rank	10.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	324, 17.46%, see rank	18.00%	17.94%
Female¹	1,526, 45.12%, see rank	45.72%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	500, 32.77%, see rank	35.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	360, 23.59%, see rank	23.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	526, 34.47%, see rank	33.48%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.85%, see rank	1.04%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 0.98%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	112, 7.34%, see rank	5.76%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lemhi County	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,382, 100%	703,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	461, 13.63%, see rank	5.66%	1.96%
Construction	233, 6.89%, see rank	7.09%	6.17%
Manufacturing	278, 8.22%, see rank	9.91%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	74, 2.19%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	440, 13.01%, see rank	12.25%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	98, 2.90%, see rank	4.76%	4.93%
Information	108, 3.19%, see rank	1.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	82, 2.42%, see rank	5.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	280, 8.28%, see rank	9.81%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	575, 17.00%, see rank	22.40%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	221, 6.53%, see rank	8.71%	9.49%
Public Administration	255, 7.54%, see rank	5.29%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	277, 8.19%, see rank	4.27%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lemhi County	%	Idaho	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,651	21.48%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	285	12.53%, see rank	11.02%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.