Basin's Livability
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About Basin, ID
Basin, ID is located in Cassia County in the state of Idaho.
The total City Population for Basin is about 1,442 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $167,500, which is roughly 23% lower than the Average Home Value of $218,555 for the state of Idaho, and roughly 23% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $54,426, which is roughly 2% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $55,392 for the state of Idaho, and roughly 16% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 3.19Male Population Estimate: 50.4%
Female Population Estimate: 49.6%
Median Age: 33.6
Male Median Age: 32.8
Female Median Age: 34.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:13.5%
Other:9.4%
Asian:0.6%
Indian:0.2%
Black:0.1%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 15.2%
Other: 1.42%
Libertarian: 1.26%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Basin specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Cassia County: About 6.1 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2019)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Cassia County: About 188.149 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Cassia County is about 35% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 35% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Idaho is ranked #41 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 24.75 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 13.95The average living wage for the state of Idaho is $31.29/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Idaho a minimum wage score of 6.86 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.35/hr, which gives Idaho a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 30.66 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Idaho is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 5.2 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Idaho does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Idaho does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Idaho does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Idaho does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Idaho does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Idaho does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Idaho does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Idaho does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Idaho does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Idaho does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Idaho does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Idaho does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Idaho does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Idaho does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Idaho does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Idaho does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Idaho does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Idaho does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 83346Latitude: 42.245500
Longitude: -113.784500
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 5405.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 208