CAREY, IDAHO

Region: 4
County: Blaine

POPULATION
1990 2000
CITY 427 513
COUNTY 13,552 18,991

COUNTY LABOR FORCE DATA

NonFarm Employment
2000
Total Nonfarm Employment 11,267
Food Product 15
Lumber & Wood Products 36
Chemicals 1
Metals 41
Machinery (exc. elect) 4
Electronics & Elec. Equip. 2
Other Manufacturing 215
Construction 1,902
Mining 37
Trans/Comm/Util 267
Wholesale & Retail Trade 3,088
Finance, Insur. & Real Est. 628
Services & Misc. 3,724
Government 1,309

COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT REVENUE
2000
Typical Property Tax Rate 0.9712329%
Total Net Maket Value 13,396,320



Civilian Labor Force
1998 2000
Total Labor Force 11,047 11,327
Total Employment 10,629 10,955
Total Unemployed 418 373
Percent Unemployed 3.8 3.3
Farm Employment 465 470

County Income/Payroll (in dollars)

1989 1999
Median Household Income 31,199 60,346
Per Capita Income 22,439 41,259
Personal Income Total (000) 289,907 714,857
1989 1999
Avg. Monthly Wage 1,389 2,353
Annual Payroll (000) 112,092 306,016

LARGEST EMPLOYERS/MANUFACTURERS

Name Product or Service Number of Employees
Carey Public School Education 20
Adamson’s Food, Gas & Parts 15
Idaho Glulam & Millwork Manufactured Wood Products 15

MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE

Sewer System
    Treatment Plant Design Capacity
    Avg Daily Usage (% of capacity)
%
    Largest Main Line Capacity (diameter in inches)
inches
Fire Protection System
    Rating by Idaho Surveying & Rating Bureau
7
      (1=best; 10=worst)
    Number of Paid and Volunteer Fireman

Water System
    Maximum Plant Daily Production
    Maximum Daily Usage
    Average Daily Usage
    Storage Capacity
Police Protection
    Number of Full-Time Officers
NA
    Part One Crimes/100,000 Population
2,791 ** (1999)
Part One crimes are the 8 most serious crimes defined by the FBI
** county rate

Planning Services
Regulatory System Yes No
Comprehensive Plan
Zoning Ordinance
Building Permit System
Subdivision Ordinance
Territory Covered by Zoning
Municipality
County
Library System
Number of Public Libraries
Health Care Facilities
Number of Hospitals 0
Distance to Nearest 28
Ambulance Service Available
Number of General Clinics 1

TRANSPORTATION

MAJOR HIGHWAYS

Jurisdiction Route Designation Direction (Route) Miles To Access
Federal Highway 20 W-E 0
Federal Highway 93 N-S 0

AIR SERVICE Navigation Equipment Runway Length Miles to Downtown
Carey Airfield None 2,650 turf 5

WEATHER DATA

Average Annual Total Precipitation
16.2 inches
Average Annual Snowfall
78.2 inches

Degree Month
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature
8.3 January
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature
84.9 July

Elevation 4,790

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

District Name Average Daily Attendance (ADA) School Year
2000-2001
Pupil/Teacher (FTE) Ratio
Blaine County District #61 2,843 13.7

PRIVATE SCHOOLS (all grades)

2000-2001
Number of Schools in County 1
Enrollment Total 317
(*Not all private schools report)

PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS

Public Secondary Programs (by District)      
Name Enrollment-2000-2001    
Blaine County District #61 1,215    
       
Post-Secondary      
Name Assoc/Certificate Enrollment-1999-2000 Short-Term Training Distance (in miles)
College of Southern Idaho Professional-Technical 1,555 2,920 59
Idaho State University Professional-Technical 1,606 8,139 115

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Name Enrollment-2000-2001 Distance (miles)
College of Southern Idaho 4,545 59

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES (nearest)

Name Academic Enrollment-2000-2001 Distance (miles)
Idaho State University 11,768 115
Boise State University 15,632 147

LOCAL & REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Name Contact Phone(208)
Rural Magic Valley Economic Development Association James F. Scott ("Scotty") 837-4522 e-mail
Carey Gem Team Bob Simpson 823-4014
City Clerk MayAnn Hennefer 823-4004
Region IV Development Association Joseph Herring, Exec. Director 732-5727

IDC-ED 11/30/2001

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