Caribou County, ID Population

Overview

7,003

Total Population

37.5

Median age

49.19%

Female population %

103.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

63.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

47

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Caribou County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Caribou County is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Caribou County's population under 18 was 28.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Caribou County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Caribou County, 22.18% were under the age of 15, 18.46% aged 15 to 29, 42.71% aged 30 to 64, 15.19% aged 65 to 84, and 1.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 113 less females than males in Caribou County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.19% females and 50.81% males in Caribou County, ID.
The Caribou County, ID gender ratio is 103.3:100 i.e. 103.3 men to 100 women (1.033).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 291.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 338.

Caribou County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Caribou County population: 94.03% are White, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.26% are Asian, 2.97% are some other race and 2.51% are multiracial.
Caribou County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 47 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,533 (93.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Caribou County is White with a population of 6,585 (94.03% of the total population).

Caribou County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 7,306 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Caribou County's population decreased by 286 (3.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Caribou County's population increased by 41 (0.59%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Caribou County's population was lowest in year 2015 at 6,732.