The population of Gem county is estimated at 16,979. In 2017 there were 220 births and 194 deaths in Gem county. Gem county has 3,293 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,638 that are owned free and clear and 1,564 that are renter occupied.

  The residents of Gem County filed 7,450 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 1.0% of all Idaho filings and 0.005% of the entire nation. Gem had a combined total federal tax liability of $40,250,000 on earned income of $332,147,000. Other notable statistics from Gem County were 420 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,333,000 and 1,390 charitable contributions valued at $6,147,000. 1,610 filings from Gem County paid a combined total of $3,009,000 in property taxes and 1,430 filings paid $10,310,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Gem county had 25 religious congregations with an estimated 9,423 members.
16.9% of the Gem population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 12.3% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 47% of Gem County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 462 votes.
At $47,481 the median income is 90.8% of the Idaho average. An estimated 311 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Gem, the equivalant of around 3.9% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.7%.

Top 15 Industries in Gem County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
733	Health care and social assistance
412	Retail trade
322	Nursing and residential care facilities
275	Food services and drinking places
148	Limited-service restaurants
112	Full-service restaurants
73	Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly
68	Manufacturing
66	Gasoline stations with convenience stores
64	Truck transportation
61	General merchandise stores
61	Other general merchandise stores
53	Repair and maintenance
50	Professional, scientific, and technical services
48	Motor vehicle and parts dealers

In 2018 the average price reduction was 5.16% in Gem County.

In 2018 18.29% of listings in Gem County.

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