| Table 1-8 | TOC |
| Selected Population Characteristics, in Idaho, the Region, and the U.S., Census Years, 1980-1990 | |
| Idaho | Alaska | Montana | Nevada | Oregon | Utah | Washington | Wyoming | U.S. | |
| 1980 | |||||||||
| Population | 944,000 | 402,000 | 787,000 | 800,000 | 2,633,000 | 1,461,000 | 4,132,000 | 470,000 | 226,546,000 |
| Density[1] | 11.41 | 0.7 | 5.41 | 7.29 | 27.43 | 17.78 | 62.06 | 4.84 | 64.06 |
| Age | |||||||||
| Younger than 18 | 307,000 | 130,000 | 231,000 | 216,000 | 723,000 | 540,000 | 1,140,000 | 146,000 | 63,754,000 |
| 18-24 years | 123,000 | 60,000 | 104,000 | 105,000 | 331,000 | 216,000 | 554,000 | 69,000 | 30,022,000 |
| 25-44 years | 260,000 | 145,000 | 221,000 | 250,000 | 785,000 | 384,000 | 1,232,000 | 142,000 | 62,717,000 |
| 45-64 years | 161,000 | 55,000 | 145,000 | 163,000 | 491,000 | 212,000 | 775,000 | 76,000 | 44,503,000 |
| 65 years or older | 93,000 | 11,000 | 85,000 | 66,000 | 304,000 | 109,000 | 431,000 | 37,000 | 25,550,000 |
| Race, Ethnicity | |||||||||
| White | 902,000 | 310,000 | 740,000 | 700,000 | 2,491,000 | 1,383,000 | 3,779,000 | 446,000 | 188,372,000 |
| Black | 3,000 | 14,000 | 2,000 | 51,000 | 37,000 | 9,000 | 106,000 | 3,000 | 26,495,000 |
| Hispanic origin | 37,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 54,000 | 66,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 24,000 | 14,609,000 |
| Asian[3] | 5,500 | 7,300 | 2,400 | 13,200 | 32,600 | 13,300 | 95,800 | 1,900 | 3,259,500 |
| Amer Indian[2] | 10,500 | 64,100 | 37,300 | 13,300 | 27,300 | 19,300 | 60,800 | 7,100 | 1,420,400 |
| Other | 23,500 | 7,000 | 5,200 | 22,700 | 45,500 | 36,600 | 90,800 | 10,800 | 6,999,200 |
| 1990 | |||||||||
| Population | 1,006,749 | 550,043 | 799,065 | 1,201,833 | 2,842,321 | 1,722,850 | 4,866,692 | 453,588 | 248,709,873 |
| Density[1] | 12.17 | 0.96 | 5.49 | 10.95 | 29.61 | 20.97 | 73.09 | 4.67 | 70.33 |
| Age (%) | |||||||||
| Younger than 18 | 30.7 | 31.4 | 27.8 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 36.4 | 25.9 | 29.9 | 25.6 |
| 18-24 years | 9.8 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 10 | 9.1 | 10.7 |
| 25-44 years | 30 | 39.2 | 31.3 | 34.5 | 32.6 | 29 | 34.1 | 32.8 | 32.5 |
| 45-64 years | 17.5 | 15.2 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 18.7 | 14.2 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 18.6 |
| 65 years or older | 12 | 4 | 13.3 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 12.6 |
| Nativity | |||||||||
| Foreign born (%) | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| Race, Ethnicity | |||||||||
| White | 950,451 | 415,492 | 741,111 | 1,012,695 | 2,636,787 | 1,615,845 | 4,308,937 | 427,061 | 199,686,070 |
| Black | 3,370 | 22,451 | 2,381 | 78,771 | 46,178 | 11,576 | 149,801 | 3,606 | 29,986,060 |
| Hispanic origin | 52,927 | 17,803 | 12,174 | 124,419 | 112,707 | 84,597 | 214,570 | 25,751 | 22,354,059 |
| Asian[2] | 9,365 | 19,728 | 4,259 | 38,127 | 69,269 | 33,371 | 210,958 | 2,806 | 7,273,662 |
| Amer Indian[3] | 13,780 | 85,698 | 47,679 | 19,637 | 38,496 | 24,283 | 81,483 | 9,479 | 1,959,234 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Males[4] | 99 | 111.4 | 98.1 | 103.7 | 96.7 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 100.2 | 95.1 |
| Sources: | U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States: [year], [ed.], 1982, 1993; County and City Data Book: 1994, 12th ed., 1994. |
| Notes: | Categories are consistent with definitions as designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. |
| Race—The basic racial categories as designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Statistical Policy Directive no. 15 are American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black, and White. The directive identifies Hispanic origin as an ethnicity. The concept of race used by the Bureau of the Census reflects self-identification by respondents (the individual's perception of his or her racial identity). The directive also recognizes that there are persons who do not identify with a specific racial group. The 1990 census race question includes an Other race category with provisions for a write-in entry. | |
| Hispanic origin—Information collected by the Bureau of the Census used a self-identification question. Persons of Spanish/Hispanic origin are those who classified themselves in one of the specific Hispanic origin categories listed on the questionnaire—Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or Other Spanish/Hispanic origin. | |
| Nativity—The native population consists of all persons born in the United States, Puerto Rico, or an outlying area of the United States. It also includes persons born at sea or in a foreign country who have at least one American parent. All others are classified as foreign born. | |
| [1] | Population per square mile of 1990 land area. |
| [2] | Asian or Pacific Islander. |
| [3] | American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut. |
| [4] | Number of males per 100 females. |
Compiled by: Lily Wai, data input assisted
by: Robert Anton-Erik
Contact: Lily Wai