Gem County, Idaho
15 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 20,614
- Median household income
- $64,605
- ±6,592
- Unemployed
- 2.9%
- 273 of 9,255 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.2%
- 6,893 of 7,643 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Gem | 19,792 (2021) | 415 E Main St, Emmett | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Emmett | 7,819 (2021) | 501 E Main St, Emmett | Website |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ola Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 55, Ola | — |
| Sweet-Montour Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 3, Sweet | — |
| Canyon County Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 1334 Morehouse Rd, Emmett | — |
| Gem County Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 514 E Locust St, Emmett | — |
| Emmett Irrigation District | Irrigation | 222 E Park St, Emmett | — |
| Squaw Creek Irrigation District | Irrigation | 2254 Plum St, Emmett | — |
| Ola Library District | Libraries | Po Box 6, Ola | — |
| Gem County Fire District 2 | Local fire protection | 6922 Sweet Ola Hwy, Sweet | — |
| Gem County Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | 115 W 3rd St, Emmett | — |
| Gem County Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 631, Emmett | Website |
| Ola Sewer District | Sewerage | 22150 Sweet Ola Hwy, Ola | — |
| Gem Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1857 Hwy 16, Emmett | — |
| Squaw Creek Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1857 Hwy 16, Emmett | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
EMMETT INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
School district9 schools
119 NORTH WARDWELL, Emmett, ID, 83617
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Meridian Farmers' Market and Bazaar (1200 N. Eagle Rd. (Meridian Crossroads Shopping Ctr) Meridian) · Boise Farmers' Market (Boise) · Capital City Public Market (Boise) · and 3 more
Crouch Farmers' Market (Crouch)
Caldwell Farmers' Market (Caldwell) · Farm to Fork Farmers' Market (Caldwell) · Nampa Farmers' Market (Nampa) · and 1 more
Alpha Nursery Farmer's Market (12 Alpha Lane Cascade) · Donnelly Farmers Market (donnelly) · McCall Farmers' Market (McCall)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.