Craigmont is a tiny town located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 849 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Craigmont is the 93rd largest community in Idaho. Much of the housing stock in Craigmont was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Craigmont is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.8% of the Craigmont workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Craigmont is a town of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Craigmont who work in farm management (9.20%), office and administrative support jobs (8.71%), and management occupations (6.22%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Craigmont work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

A relatively large number of people in Craigmont telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.99% 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.

Craigmont 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.

Craigmont Information and Demographics

The citizens of Craigmont are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 16.64% of adults in Craigmont having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Craigmont in 2000 was $18,912, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,648 for a family of four.

The people who call Craigmont home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Craigmont is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Craigmont include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, Scotch-Irish, French, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Craigmont is English.