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Camas County, Idaho

Camas County had 1,247 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,074.2 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 44 in Idaho by population and 30th by land area.

Population
1,247
#43 of 44 in Idaho · #3,095 in US
Area
1,074.2 sq mi
#30 of 44 in Idaho · #597 in US
Density
1.2 / sq mi
#42 of 44 in Idaho · #3,057 in US
Median household income
$72,175
#11 of 44 in Idaho · #840 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Camas County within Idaho. Pin: Boise.

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Camas County population, land area and income

Camas County had 1,247 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,074.2 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 44 in Idaho by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 1.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Idaho has 15,019 residents, so Camas County has 8% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,175 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,247

3144th1st

3095th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,074 sq mi

3144th1st

597th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

3057th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,175

3143rd1st

840th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Idaho (44)

Population

1,247

44th1st

43rd of 44 (ID)

Land area

1,074 sq mi

44th1st

30th of 44 (ID)

Density

1.2 / sq mi

44th1st

42nd of 44 (ID)

Median household income

$72,175

44th1st

11th of 44 (ID)

How Camas County's population changed since 2020

Camas County gained 163 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 15.0%. That ranks 2nd of 44 in Idaho for growth. The median Idaho county changed by +7.2%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Camas County recorded 47 births and 27 deaths, a natural change of +20. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +153. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 153 people.

1,08420201,13720211,16820221,23220231,2472024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
47
Deaths
27
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
+153
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+15

Where Camas County is

The Census internal point of Camas County is at 43.502600, -114.772100. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades Idaho's 44 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Camas County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Madison County: +5.0%Idaho County: +8.0%Benewah County: +9.9%Gooding County: +3.4%Lincoln County: +8.2%Minidoka County: +4.7%Custer County: +7.7%Boundary County: +15.6%Lemhi County: +5.5%Twin Falls County: +6.8%Franklin County: +9.5%Oneida County: +9.0%Gem County: +13.4%Shoshone County: +6.6%Fremont County: +7.3%Clearwater County: +4.6%Kootenai County: +9.0%Cassia County: +4.9%Blaine County: +3.8%Clark County: +0.1%Jerome County: +7.4%Bonner County: +13.8%Elmore County: +3.7%Caribou County: +3.2%Bonneville County: +7.1%Jefferson County: +12.1%Power County: +6.3%Lewis County: +5.8%Nez Perce County: +1.7%Ada County: +7.5%Adams County: +12.9%Valley County: +7.9%Bingham County: +5.8%Bannock County: +4.3%Owyhee County: +6.2%Washington County: +9.3%Latah County: +6.4%Teton County: +10.2%Camas County: +15.0%Boise County: +12.0%Bear Lake County: +6.5%Butte County: +5.9%Canyon County: +14.5%Payette County: +8.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.7%
  2. < +6.4%
  3. < +7.7%
  4. < +9.9%
  5. ≥ +9.9%
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Orange pin: Camas County internal point. Dark pin: Boise.

Internal point

Decimal
43.502600, -114.772100
DMS
43°30'9.36"N 114°46'19.56"W
UTM
11N 680107.8E 4819041.3N
Geohash
9rwrkr3t0
Plus code
85M7G63H+25

Towns in Camas County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Camas County. Its 1,247 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Camas County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Camas County. The most populous is Elmore County, ID, with 29,729 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Boise and the nearest big city

Boise is 72.7 miles W of Camas County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Boise City, ID (population 237,963), 73.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mountain Home, ID (population 16,912), 53.1 miles away.

Camas County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Camas County is 16025: state code 16 for Idaho plus county code 025. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,175.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Camas County, Idaho?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,247. That is up 163 people (15.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,084.

What is the FIPS code of Camas County?

16025. The first two digits (16) are Idaho; the last three (025) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Camas County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Camas County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Camas County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Elmore County, ID; Blaine County, ID; Gooding County, ID; Lincoln County, ID.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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