Idaho Trivia:


Capital : Boise
State Tree : Western White Pine
State Flower : Syringa Mock Orange
State Insect : Monarch Butterfly
State Bird : Mountain Bluebird

Idaho People:


Idaho has a total population of 1,466,465 (2006 est) and ranks 39th in population of U.S. states. By age, 394,280 (26.9%) Idahoans are under 18 years of age, 903,012 (61.6%) are age 19 to 64, and 169,173 (11.5%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 49.6%, and males 50.4% of the total population.


Idaho Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under26.9  
65 and older11.5  
19 to 6461.6  
Female49.6  
Male50.4  

20,897 (1.4%) Idahoans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 15,918 (1.1%) are Asian, 9,534 (0.7%) are Black, 1,841 (0.1%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1,396,543 (95.2%) are White, 21,732 (1.5%) are of mixed race.
 

Idaho Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteIdaho White population 1,396,5431,396,543  
MixedIdaho Mixed population 21,73221,732
American IndianIdaho American Indian population 20,89720,897
AsianIdaho Asian population 15,91815,918
BlackIdaho Black population 9,5349,534
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderIdaho Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 1,8411,841

138,870 (9.5%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

5.0% of Idahoans were born in a foreign country.

9.3% of Idahoans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

84.7% of Idahoans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 21.7% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Idaho had 22,532 births and 10,028 deaths in 2004.

Idaho Land:


Idaho has a land area of 82,747 square miles and is ranked 11st amoung U.S. states in total area. Idaho has a population density of 16 people per square mile. Idaho had 11,767,294 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.22% of the total area.