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. Craigmont has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.99% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 education level of Craigmont citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 16.64% of adults in Craigmont have at least a bachelor's 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.