A Quarter of Idaho s Cities Lost Population in 2009

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1 NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 22, 2010 Information Contact: Bob Fick (208) ext or Janell Hyer (208) ext A Quarter of Idaho s Cities Lost Population in 2009 Fifty-two of Idaho s 200 cities lost population between mid-2008 and mid-2009, up from the 45 posting losses in 2008 but still well below the number of cities that experienced population losses following the 2001 recession. The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday estimated the total population of Idaho s incorporated cities on July 1, 2009 at 1,056,669, an increase of just under 1.3 percent from July 1, The population outside those 200 cities rose just 1 percent to almost 490,000. Statewide population grew a recession-slowed 1.2 percent, the smallest annual population gain since the 2000 census. Although a quarter of Idaho cities posted population declines, those losses were limited. The largest was 84 in Mountain Home, which at more than 12,000 was the largest city and the only one over 10,000 to suffer a decline. The cumulative loss for the 52 cities was just 695. That compared to 90 cities that lost a cumulative total of nearly 1,500 between mid-2001 and mid-2002 during the last recession and its initial aftermath. Another 16 had no growth. Possibly the biggest difference between the two recessionary periods in terms of mobility was housing. Residential real estate essentially held its value during and after the 2001 recession while the implosion of the housing market that led to the current recession depressed values, in many cases below mortgage levels, leaving a surplus of homes hanging over the market and making it financially difficult if not impossible for people to move. Twenty-three cities that lost people from mid-2007 to mid-2008 showed population increases from mid-2008 to mid-2009 despite the recession deepening in Idaho during those 12 months. The other 22 that lost population in 2008 lost more in 2009 and were joined by 30 cities that posted declines after seeing population rise during the initial months of the recession that began in December The largest increase was in Meridian, which grew more than 2,100 or 3.2 percent and remained the state s third largest city behind Boise and Nampa. The only change in the top 10 cities was marked by Idaho Falls gaining nearly 1,000 people to become the fourth largest city, passing Pocatello, which gained fewer than 100 to settle in fifth. Population of Idaho Cities, 2009 and Rank by Change Change from 2008 Growth from Rank by Change Idaho 1,545,801 18, % 1,527,506 Change from 2007 Growth from , % Aberdeen 1, % 1, % Acequia % %

2 Albion % % American Falls 4, % 4, % Ammon 13, % 13, % Arco % % Arimo % % Ashton 1, % 1, % Athol % % Atomic % % Bancroft % % Basalt % % Bellevue 2, % 2, % Blackfoot 11, % 11, % Bliss % % Bloomington % % Boise 205, % 204, , % Bonners Ferry 2, % 2, % Bovill % % Buhl 4, % 4, % Burley 9, % 9, % Butte % % Caldwell 43, % 42, , % Cambridge % % Carey % % Cascade % 1, % Castleford % % Challis % % Chubbuck 12, % 11, % Clark Fork % % Clayton % % Clifton % % Coeur d'alene 43, % 43, , % Cottonwood 1, % 1, %

3 Council % % Craigmont % % Crouch % % Culdesac % % Dalton Gardens 2, % 2, % Dayton % % Deary % % Declo % % Dietrich % % Donnelly % % Dover % % Downey % % Driggs 1, % 1, % Drummond % % Dubois % % Eagle 19, % 19, % East Hope % % Eden % % Elk River % % Emmett 6, % 6, % Fairfield % % Ferdinand % % Fernan Lake Village % % Filer 2, % 2, % Firth % % Franklin % % Fruitland 4, % 4, % Garden 11, % 11, % Genesee % % Georgetown % % Glenns Ferry 1, % 1, %

4 Gooding 3, % 3, % Grace % % Grand View % % Grangeville 3, % 3, % Greenleaf % % Hagerman % % Hailey 8, % 7, % Hamer % % Hansen 1, % 1, % Harrison % % Hauser % % Hayden 13, % 12, % Hayden Lake % % Hazelton % % Heyburn 2, % 2, % Hollister % % Homedale 2, % 2, % Hope % % Horseshoe Bend % % Huetter % % Idaho City % % Idaho Falls 55, % 54, , % Inkom % % Iona 1, % 1, % Irwin % % Island Park % % Jerome 9, % 9, % Juliaetta % % Kamiah 1, % 1, % Kellogg 2, % 2, % Kendrick % % Ketchum 3, % 3, %

5 Kimberly 3, % 3, % Kooskia % % Kootenai % % Kuna 13, % 13, % Lapwai 1, % 1, % Lava Hot Springs % % Leadore % % Lewiston 31, % 31, % Lewisville % % Mackay % % Malad 2, % 2, % Malta % % Marsing % % McCall 2, % 2, % McCammon % % Melba % % Menan % % Meridian 68, , % 66, , % Middleton 5, % 5, % Midvale % % Minidoka % % Montpelier 2, % 2, % Moore % % Moscow 24, % 24, % Mountain Home Moyie Springs 12, % 12, % % % Mud Lake % % Mullan % % Murtaugh % % Nampa 81, % 80, , % New Meadows % %

6 New Plymouth 1, % 1, % Newdale % % Nezperce % % Notus % % Oakley % % Oldtown % % Onaway % % Orofino 2, % 3, % Osburn 1, % 1, % Oxford % % Paris % % Parker % % Parma 1, % 1, % Paul % % Payette 7, % 7, % Peck % % Pierce % % Pinehurst 1, % 1, % Placerville % % Plummer % 1, % Pocatello 55, % 54, % Ponderay % % Post Falls 26, % 26, , % Potlatch % % Preston 5, % 5, % Priest River 1, % 1, % Rathdrum 6, % 6, % Reubens % % Rexburg 28, % 28, , % Richfield % % Rigby 3, % 3, % Riggins % %

7 Ririe % % Roberts % % Rockland % % Rupert 5, % 5, % Salmon 3, % 3, % Sandpoint 8, % 8, % Shelley 4, % 4, % Shoshone 1, % 1, % Smelterville % % Soda Springs 3, % 3, % Spencer % % Spirit Lake 1, % 1, % St Anthony 3, % 3, % St Charles % % St Maries 2, % 2, % Stanley % % Star 5, % 5, % State Line % % Stites % % Sugar 1, % 1, % Sun Valley 1, % 1, % Swan Valley % % Tensed % % Teton % % Tetonia % % Troy % % Twin Falls 42, % 42, % Ucon 1, % 1, % Victor 1, % 1, % Wallace % % Wardner % % Warm River % %

8 Weippe % % Weiser 5, % 5, % Wendell 2, % 2, % Weston % % White Bird % % Wilder 1, % 1, % Winchester % % Worley % % Source: U.S. Census Bureau --end--