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Bonner County

Idaho · 54,420 residents (2025 est.) · 1,733 sq mi
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Bonner County is a county of 51,049 people in Idaho. The median age is 48.1, about 9 years above the US median. The population is up 39% since 2000. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 2%. Density works out to 29 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,979, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 132%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Bonner County

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$145,924 → $487,900 (+234%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Population26,622 → 51,049 (+92%)US over the same years: +35%
  • White share96.9% → 89.0% (−7.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 44 counties in Idaho

  • 25th in household income$66,979
  • 13th in share with a bachelor's degree28.6%
  • 6th in home value$487,900
  • 37th in diversity score25.3
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
51,049
+39%since 2000
from 36,835 in 2000
54,420 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
29 / sq mi
+39%since 2000
from 21 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
48.1
+18%since 2000
from 40.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,733 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
24K32K39K46K53K19902000201020202024Bonner County
202451K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(2,342)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(3,180)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.3%(2,689)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.2%(2,639)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.6%(1,863)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.6%(4,921)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(5,904)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(6,045)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.6%(7,989)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7416.7%(8,548)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.2%(3,679)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(1,250)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$66,979
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,803 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,813
+136%since 2000
from $17,263 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.2%
+20.4 ptssince 2009
from 23.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.1%
−4.4 ptssince 2000
from 15.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.483
+10%since 2010
from 0.439 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade11.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction3.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration2.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$487,900
+132%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $115,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,122
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $518 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
78.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 77.9% in 2000
21.7% rent
Vacancy rate
24.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.58 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.9%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 31.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.7%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 43.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.3
+37%since 2009
from 5.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
69
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.6%(35,206)
Black0.1%(38)
Hispanic / Latino1.6%(604)
Asian0.3%(98)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic89%(45,446)
Black0.3%(177)
Hispanic / Latino4%(2,028)
Asian0.5%(279)
Other6.1%(3,119)
Diversity Score
25
+91%since 2009
from 13 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
16
−15%since 2020
from 19 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.5%(1,263)
Nicaraguan0.3%(139)
Peruvian0.3%(135)
Puerto Rican0.2%(100)
Spaniard0.2%(88)
Argentine0.1%(67)
Salvadoran0.1%(35)
Cuban0%(19)
Colombian0%(10)
Asian origin
Chinese0.1%(62)
Japanese0.1%(56)
Filipino0.1%(40)
Korean0.1%(30)
Nepalese0%(22)
Thai0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German18.3%(9,325)
English15%(7,638)
Irish13.2%(6,721)
Italian4.6%(2,346)
American4.5%(2,304)
Scottish3.4%(1,760)
Norwegian3.4%(1,729)
Swedish2.8%(1,441)
French2.2%(1,111)
Dutch1.6%(811)
Polish1.6%(805)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(643)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
British0.9%(442)
Danish0.8%(417)
Welsh0.6%(326)
Finnish0.6%(309)
Swiss0.5%(260)
Czech0.5%(238)
Romanian0.4%(205)
Russian0.4%(205)
Lithuanian0.3%(141)
Canadian0.2%(114)
Greek0.2%(114)
Arab0.2%(107)
Austrian0.2%(104)
Hungarian0.2%(104)
Ukrainian0.2%(104)
Croatian0.2%(97)
Lebanese0.2%(92)
Portuguese0.2%(91)
Slovene0.2%(82)
Ethiopian0.1%(38)
Slovak0.1%(29)
Belgian0.1%(28)
West Indian0.1%(26)
Brazilian0%(20)
Bulgarian0%(18)
Syrian0%(12)
Iranian0%(11)
Turkish0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.6%
+11.7 ptssince 2000
from 16.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.3%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 85.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.8%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.2 min
+27%since 2000
from 19.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 73.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−7.5 ptssince 2009
from 15.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.0%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
2.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
51.9%
−6.3 ptssince 2011
from 58.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
67.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 65.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.8%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.9%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 30.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
49.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
2.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
10.4%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.4%
+2.8 ptssince 2012
from 14.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.1%
−8.2 ptssince 2013
from 19.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.4%
+17.9 ptssince 2017
from 72.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.5%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 90.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 97.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 1.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married24.6%(5,292)
Married60.6%(13,021)
Widowed3.8%(817)
Divorced11%(2,365)
Women 15+
Never married19.1%(4,077)
Married58.5%(12,496)
Widowed8.8%(1,868)
Divorced13.6%(2,902)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.1%
−8.2 ptssince 2013
from 19.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
39.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 40.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
22.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 23.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
28.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 27.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 19.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 4.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.5%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 63.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 44.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)20.8%(894)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(1,033)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.2%(1,894)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(167)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(8)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,288 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

Bonner County, decade by decade

Bonner County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199026,622$51,517$145,92415.2%7.5
200036,835$59,756$210,40116.9%10.7
201040,877$60,338$339,93422.5%13.4
202047,110$62,534$334,15926.6%23.7
202451,049$66,979$487,90028.6%25.3

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Bonner County, Idaho?

Bonner County, Idaho has about 51,049 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bonner County, Idaho?

The typical household in Bonner County, Idaho earns about $66,979 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bonner County, Idaho expensive?

In Bonner County, Idaho, the median home is worth about $487,900, and the typical rent is about $1,122 a month.

How educated are people in Bonner County, Idaho?

About 28.6% of adults age 25 and over in Bonner County, Idaho hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bonner County, Idaho?

About 11.1% of people in Bonner County, Idaho live below the federal poverty line.

Has Bonner County, Idaho grown since 1990?

Yes, Bonner County, Idaho has grown since 1990. The population has added about 24,427 residents, a change of about 92 percent over that period.

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