Benewah County vs. Kootenai County

Benewah County (ID)Kootenai County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)9,226161,505
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.6%16.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)9,283138,466
Population, Census, April 1, 20109,285138,494
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent22.5%19.0%
Female persons, percent48.9%50.6%
White alone, percent86.6%94.5%
Black or African American alone, percent0.5%0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent8.5%1.3%
Asian alone, percent0.4%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.9%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.7%4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.7%90.4%
Veterans, 2014-201891912,376
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.1%2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)4,75372,499
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.1%70.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$154,000$237,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,160$1,314
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$337$402
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$663$961
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.0%15.5%
Building permits, 2018322,210
Households, 2014-20183,34660,497
Persons per household, 2014-20182.692.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.6%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.4%2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.3%90.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201867.6%82.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.3%92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.1%24.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.2%9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.2%10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.2%61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.2%56.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)28,200806,186
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)76,4862,501,734
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,389$17,574
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.422.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$46,507$54,457
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,502$29,429
Persons in poverty, percent14.7%10.3%
Total employer establishments, 20172384,910
Total employment, 20172,12752,930
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)86,0562,101,544
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.0%5.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201760412,725
All firms, 201271615,154
Men-owned firms, 20123977,951
Women-owned firms, 20121483,862
Minority-owned firms, 201228822
Nonminority-owned firms, 201266513,641
Veteran-owned firms, 2012871,422
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201260012,633
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%24.1%
Population per square mile, 201012.0111.3
Land area in square miles, 2010776.621,244.13

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Benewah county (ID) and Kootenai county (ID) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.