Latest census figures show population decline

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

by Brian S. Orban

While the state saw a 21 percent increase in total population over the past 10 years, Mountain Home and Elmore County watched their numbers fall, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The current census numbers put the city's population at approximately 11,900 people with a total of 28,166 individuals living in the county.

Local numbers for the last few years are based on the American Community Survey conducted each month by the census bureau, which polls 3 million people across the nation. Methodology used to compile the statistics in that ongoing survey includes a margin of error of up to 3 percent in some cases.

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No kidding. The tax base is going down (and has been for 10 years) but some organizations want to increase the tax burden...like the self-declared recreation district.

-- Posted by VicVega on Wed, Dec 29, 2010, at 11:05 AM
Actually the US Census Bureau places the county population at 28,820, and doesn't list a current number for the city.

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/16039.html

-- Posted by idahogeek52 on Thu, Dec 30, 2010, at 11:15 AM
and the census places the state at a 19.5% increase, not 21%.

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/16039.html

-- Posted by idahogeek52 on Thu, Dec 30, 2010, at 11:18 AM
plus the ACS table also lists:

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Total population

12,062

male

6,124

female

5,938

So there is an increase

http://www.factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&ge...

-- Posted by idahogeek52 on Thu, Dec 30, 2010, at 11:25 AM
complete report :

http://www.factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1654730&-...

-- Posted by idahogeek52 on Thu, Dec 30, 2010, at 11:28 AM
Basically what I said in a comment the 22nd to Kelly's Shoot the Moon editorial.

Idaho Dept of Labor - Elmore County Labor Market Information site has more info on this.

http://lmi.idaho.gov/RegionalLaborMarkets/Southwestern/ElmoreCounty/tabid/2166/D...

-- Posted by VicVega on Thu, Dec 30, 2010, at 3:48 PM
Also, the census.gov website clearly states about the survey:

"These are not the Census 2010 population counts"

-- Posted by idahogeek52 on Thu, Dec 30, 2010, at 4:11 PM

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