About Carey

Carey is a tiny town located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 828 people and just one neighborhood, Carey is the 96th largest community in Idaho.

When you are in Carey, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.8% of Carey's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Carey is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Carey who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.95%), farm management (8.38%), and sales jobs (8.38%).

Another important characteristic of Carey is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

A relatively large number of people in Carey telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Carey is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Carey really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Carey perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Carey is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Carey, the average commute to work is 32.32 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Carey is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Carey Information and Demographics

The education level of Carey citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 15.21% of adults 25 and older in Carey have a college degree.

The per capita income in Carey in 2000 was $13,196, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $52,784 for a family of four.

The people who call Carey home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Carey is White, followed by Native American. Carey also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.51% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Carey include English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Carey is English. Some people also speak Spanish.