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Idaho’s Hispanic population has continued to increase at three times the rate of non-Hispanics, according to the latest U.S. Census figures. Overall, 10.2 percent of Idahoans are Hispanic, but the census found that in nine of Idaho’s 44 counties, all in southern Idaho, the figure was greater than 20 percent. The population of tiny Clark County is 40.4 percent Hispanic; Minidoka County, 30.2 percent; and Jerome County, 27.3 percent.
Meanwhile, Idaho’s median age increased by a month to 34 years and five months, while the median age for Hispanic residents dropped more than three months to 23 years and eight months. “The trend toward youth in the rapidly growing Hispanic population suggests the economic and political influence of the state’s largest minority could grow substantially as Hispanic families become more and more established,” reported Bob Fick of the Idaho Department of Labor, who analyzed the population figures.
Betsy Z. Russell covers Idaho news from The Spokesman-Review's bureau in Boise.
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JFanselow on May 14 at 3:44 p.m.
The Idaho Democratic Party is excited to read this news.Nationally, Latinos vote heavily Democratic and were instrumental in helping to elect Barack Obama. We are seeing many Latino leaders emerge in Idaho's Democratic Party as well.
Latino Idahoans who would like to be involved in their local Democratic Party are invited to find contact information here: http://www.idaho-democrats.org/index….
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slfisher on May 14 at 9:32 p.m.
Betsy, where can one find these figures? Thanks!
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