COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bonneville County

Idaho · 72,207 residents · 1,866 sq mi

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Bonneville County is home to 72,207 people in Idaho. This skews young, with a median age of 28.8. Households here earn about 21% more than in Idaho as a whole. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $63,400. The population has fallen 12% since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

72,207

−12%vs 2000

vs 82,522 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,866 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024130K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(6,875)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(7,473)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410%(7,213)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(5,712)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(4,542)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(11,750)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(10,462)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(6,520)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(5,201)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(3,916)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(1,968)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(575)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,462

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,805 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,123

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,326 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,400

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$366

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $485 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.5%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

28.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.2%(74,461)

Black0.4%(360)

Hispanic / Latino6.9%(5,703)

Asian0.8%(664)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(69,073)

Black0.5%(348)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(2,988)

Asian1.3%(927)

Other2.6%(1,859)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.1%(15,628)

Puerto Rican0.4%(477)

Central American0.3%(422)

South American0.2%(303)

Cuban0.2%(242)

Spaniard0.2%(210)

Guatemalan0.2%(198)

Salvadoran0.1%(118)

Chilean0.1%(116)

Dominican0.1%(113)

Honduran0%(61)

Argentine0%(57)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(55)

Ecuadorian0%(33)

Venezuelan0%(33)

Nicaraguan0%(25)

Peruvian0%(7)

Costa Rican0%(5)

Paraguayan0%(2)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(347)

Chinese0.2%(235)

Asian Indian0.1%(163)

Filipino0.1%(156)

Korean0.1%(101)

Vietnamese0%(54)

Cambodian0%(30)

Taiwanese0%(27)

Laotian0%(17)

Nepalese0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.1%(165)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(111)

Fijian0%(16)

Marshallese0%(10)

Ancestry

English24.3%(31,521)

German13.3%(17,266)

American6.8%(8,772)

Irish6.1%(7,851)

Swedish3.3%(4,219)

Scottish2.9%(3,778)

Norwegian2.8%(3,604)

Danish2.6%(3,429)

Italian2.3%(3,036)

French1.6%(2,056)

Dutch1.6%(2,046)

Welsh1.5%(2,004)

+ 40 more ancestry groups with data

British1%(1,343)

Swiss0.8%(1,015)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(959)

Polish0.7%(877)

Finnish0.5%(648)

French Canadian0.4%(543)

Russian0.4%(480)

Canadian0.4%(467)

Subsaharan African0.2%(264)

Portuguese0.2%(257)

Ukrainian0.2%(244)

Greek0.2%(238)

Hungarian0.2%(200)

Arab0.1%(167)

Czech0.1%(150)

Ghanaian0.1%(143)

Austrian0.1%(97)

Romanian0.1%(84)

Croatian0.1%(77)

Lebanese0.1%(67)

Syrian0%(53)

Lithuanian0%(52)

West Indian0%(41)

Brazilian0%(38)

Jamaican0%(35)

Slovak0%(28)

Belgian0%(21)

Armenian0%(19)

Serbian0%(17)

Slovene0%(15)

Australian0%(14)

Israeli0%(12)

Kenyan0%(12)

Latvian0%(9)

Moroccan0%(8)

Bulgarian0%(8)

Iranian0%(7)

Nigerian0%(5)

Egyptian0%(4)

Macedonian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.2%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married31.9%(15,620)

Married55.3%(27,047)

Widowed1.8%(898)

Divorced11%(5,378)

Women 15+

Never married24.8%(12,062)

Married54.6%(26,611)

Widowed6.8%(3,311)

Divorced13.8%(6,723)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.0%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 71.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.0%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% 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)29.9%(2,145)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21%(1,506)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.7%(2,202)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(539)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(104)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,182 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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