Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho www.capai.org
3350 W. Americana Terrace
Suite 360
Boise, ID 83706
208-375-7382

State Population:
1,811,617

Population for whom poverty status is determined:
Overall
1,780,875
Population Under 18
452,483
Population 25 & Over
1,170,540
Population over 65
283,196
11.4%
STATE
POVERTY
RATE

Living In Poverty

Individuals

11.4%
202,560

Children (Under 18)

13.6%
61,481

Adults 25+

9.1%
106,054

Senior Citizens 65+

7.9%
22,244
Idaho State
Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho
Race &
Poverty
White
African American
Hispanic/Latino
VALUES REPRESENT THE PERCENT OF POPULATION IN POVERTY BY RACE.
10.6% (163,301)
24.6% (2,769)
16.7% (38,337)
Education & Poverty
Adult Population 25+: 1,170,540
Educational Attainment
No Degree
  8.8% (102,391)
Total*
  18.7% (19,146)
Living in Poverty
High School
  26.2% (307,098)
Total*
  11.9% (36,527)
Living in Poverty
Associate
  35.6% (416,604)
Total*
  8.5% (35,442)
Living in Poverty
Bachelors or Higher
  29.4% (344,447)
Total*
  4.3% (14,939)
Living in Poverty
*DUE TO ROUNDING, PERCENTAGES MAY NOT ADD UP PRECISELY TO 100%.
Living Wage for
1 Adult, 1 Child Household
$33.20
Employment
& Poverty
Hourly Wage for
FMR, 2BR Apartment
$17.36
Median Income
$38,577
Median Income
w/High School Diploma
$32,313
Health
& Poverty
No Health Insurance
Employed
13.6%
Unemployed
37.0%
Free/Reduced Lunch Program

32%
Gender
& Poverty
High School Diploma Only
Median
Earnings
$38,681
Median
Earnings
$24,741
Of Those Families with
Female Heads of Household
and Children Present
33.8%
Live in Poverty
US Poverty Rate: 12.6%State Poverty Rate: 11.4%