Salmon's Livability
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About Salmon, ID
Salmon, ID is located in Lemhi County in the state of Idaho.
The total City Population for Salmon is about 3,114 with about 483 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $138,863, which is roughly 36% lower than the Average Home Value of $218,555 for the state of Idaho, and roughly 36% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $43,241, which is roughly 22% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $55,392 for the state of Idaho, and roughly 34% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.21Male Population Estimate: 52.5%
Female Population Estimate: 47.5%
Median Age: 43.3
Male Median Age: 47.9
Female Median Age: 48.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:6.6%
Indian:1.2%
Other:0.9%
Asian:0.5%
Hawaiian:0.2%
Black:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 21.78%
Libertarian: 1.65%
Other: 0.76%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Salmon specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lemhi County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lemhi County: About 174.769 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lemhi County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 39% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Salmon is about 4.8%.
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): 83467Latitude: 45.174300
Longitude: -113.894700
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 4286.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 208