A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Idaho & Indiana

MEASUREIDAHOINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,001,619#38 of 50 states6,924,275#17 of 50 states−4,922,656
Housing units ↗Reported count751,859#39 of 50 states2,923,175#17 of 50 states−2,171,316
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count80,871#40 of 50 states250,464#20 of 50 states−169,593
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,384#29 of 50 states$1,104#16 of 50 states+$280
Employed residents ↗Reported count965,244#37 of 50 states3,406,179#17 of 50 states−2,440,935
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count37,396#37 of 50 states145,489#18 of 50 states−108,093
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count5,211#36 of 50 states4,115#39 of 50 states+1,096
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count585,943#38 of 50 states1,986,259#16 of 50 states−1,400,316
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,395#41 of 50 states19,794#26 of 50 states−15,399
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,976#34 of 50 states323,341#23 of 50 states−202,365
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.2 min#9 of 50 states24.6 min#22 of 50 states−2.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,166#21 of 50 states$71,959#41 of 50 states+$9,207
Per capita income ↗Dollars$39,870#41 of 50 states$38,794#42 of 50 states+$1,076
Mean household income ↗Dollars$104,073#26 of 50 states$95,565#42 of 50 states+$8,508
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count53,837#42 of 50 states238,944#24 of 50 states−185,107
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count246,556#38 of 50 states890,811#16 of 50 states−644,255
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count196,303#38 of 50 states697,014#16 of 50 states−500,711
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count33,998#39 of 50 states144,322#15 of 50 states−110,324
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,051#36 of 50 states47,101#21 of 50 states−29,050
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,793,174#38 of 50 states6,316,031#17 of 50 states−4,522,857
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count181,552#36 of 50 states512,807#14 of 50 states−331,255
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,378,383#37 of 50 states4,589,759#17 of 50 states−3,211,376
Public health insurance ↗Reported count666,050#38 of 50 states2,536,167#16 of 50 states−1,870,117
Private wage workers ↗Reported count749,614#37 of 50 states2,847,476#16 of 50 states−2,097,862
Government workers ↗Reported count145,606#40 of 50 states397,092#22 of 50 states−251,486
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count68,172#36 of 50 states155,550#21 of 50 states−87,378
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,558,007#36 of 50 states5,142,060#11 of 50 states−3,584,053
Black or African American population ↗Reported count14,354#47 of 50 states619,678#20 of 50 states−605,324
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count12,541#31 of 50 states5,915#40 of 50 states+6,626
Asian population ↗Reported count29,215#43 of 50 states186,325#22 of 50 states−157,110
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count286,185#34 of 50 states626,616#20 of 50 states−340,431

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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