COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bonner County

Idaho · 26,622 residents · 1,733 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Bonner County is a county of 26,622 people in Idaho. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 36.8, about 4 years above the US median. The population has fallen 28% since 2000. The typical home is worth $60,800. Households take in $21,465 at the median, 29% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,622

−28%vs 2000

vs 36,835 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,733 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202451K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,867)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(2,035)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(2,379)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,739)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(913)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(3,475)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.8%(4,735)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(2,929)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(2,631)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(2,460)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,184)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(275)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,465

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,803 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,527

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,263 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,800

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $115,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$318

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $518 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.8%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(35,206)

Black0.1%(38)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(604)

Asian0.3%(98)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(26,095)

Black0.1%(29)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(439)

Asian0.2%(50)

Other1.7%(448)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(1,263)

South American0.4%(212)

Central American0.3%(174)

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)

Indonesian0%(3)

Okinawan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(105)

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)

French Canadian0.3%(152)

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)

Subsaharan African0.1%(44)

Ethiopian0.1%(38)

Slovak0.1%(29)

Belgian0.1%(28)

West Indian0.1%(26)

Australian0%(24)

Brazilian0%(20)

Bulgarian0%(18)

Syrian0%(12)

Iranian0%(11)

Turkish0%(11)

Nigerian0%(4)

Egyptian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.2%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 19.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper