Idaho - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Boise July 3, 1890 the 43rd state State nickname Name for residents State motto The Gem State Idahoans Esto perpetua (It endures forever) Abbreviation ID LAND Total area 216,445 sq km 83,570 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 14th 214,321 sq km 82,750 sq mi Highest point Borah Peak 3,859 m/12,662 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 40.9 percent (2002) 65 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 1,499,402 (2007 estimate) 39th 28.5 percent (1990-2000) 6.8 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 17.7 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population Largest cities (by population) Boise City 66.4 percent (2000) 198,638 (2006) Nampa 76,587 (2006) Pocatello 53,932 (2006) Idaho Falls 52,786 (2006) Meridian 59,832 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 91 percent (2000) Native Americans 1.4 percent (2000) Asians 0.9 percent (2000) Blacks 0.4 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 6.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 7.9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 76.9 years (1989-1991) 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 588 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 433 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) Share of students attending private school Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 15.4 percent (2006) 17.9 (2003) $6,978 (2002-2003) 4.2 percent (1999) 87.3 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor C. L. 'Butch' Otter (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 35 members House of Representatives, 70 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 2 Electoral votes 4 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $50 billion (2006) $26,839 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4.8 percent (2004) Industry Construction 6.7 percent (2004) Manufacturing 14.3 percent (2004) Mining 0.3 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 4.9 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 16.2 percent (2004) G overnment Information technology 13.9 percent (2004) 2 percent (2004) Retail trade 8.3 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.3 percent (2004) Other services 23 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate Share of workers in unions 749,000 (2006 estimate) 3.4 percent (2006 estimate) 5.2 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind Share from hydroelectric 5.3 percent (2005 estimate) 78.9 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 0 percent (2004) Share from thermal 15.8 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 143 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 56.4 percent (2003 estimate) 7.9 books per person (2002) 75,847 km (2005) 47,129 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 985 km (2005) 612 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 2,461 km (2004) 1,529 mi (2004) Airports 7 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
