Kootenai is home to 1,022 people in Idaho. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 581 people. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 15 minutes. 4% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,885, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 131%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kootenai
What changed most since 1990
Population343 → 1,022(+198%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$117,363 → $370,800(+216%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants63.6% → 77.9%(+14.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Kootenai's population equals 2.0% of Bonner County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 4.0% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.6%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.5%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 85 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kootenai, decade by decade
Kootenai population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
343
$45,001
$117,363
6.2%
9.2
2000
441
$53,615
$160,488
10.2%
6.7
2010
678
$71,523
$258,367
9.0%
17.7
2020
941
$78,260
$271,497
16.4%
22.5
2024
1,022
$70,885
$370,800
18.6%
19.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
