COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Boundary County

Idaho · 8,332 residents · 1,269 sq mi

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Boundary County is a county of 8,332 people in Idaho. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $48,500. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $296 a month. Median household income is $21,662, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,332

−16%vs 2000

vs 9,871 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−15%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,269 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(639)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(780)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(760)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(769)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(398)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(1,076)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.4%(1,366)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(749)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(774)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(560)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(362)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(99)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,662

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,054

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,636 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,500

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $101,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $452 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(9,198)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(335)

Asian0.6%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95%(7,916)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(310)

Asian0.4%(31)

Other4.5%(373)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5%(658)

Central American0.2%(26)

Panamanian0.2%(26)

Spaniard0.2%(20)

Puerto Rican0.1%(19)

Cuban0.1%(15)

South American0%(3)

Bolivian0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese1.4%(187)

Filipino0.6%(75)

Thai0.1%(9)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German15.4%(2,033)

Irish10.7%(1,403)

English9.5%(1,253)

American6.6%(863)

Italian4.2%(553)

Norwegian3%(391)

Scottish2.3%(297)

French1.6%(212)

French Canadian1.4%(182)

Swedish1.2%(154)

Dutch1.1%(148)

Polish0.8%(105)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.7%(89)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(84)

British0.6%(81)

Finnish0.5%(62)

Ukrainian0.2%(32)

Canadian0.2%(30)

Austrian0.2%(27)

Welsh0.2%(23)

Arab0.2%(21)

Danish0.1%(16)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Brazilian0.1%(10)

Russian0.1%(9)

Egyptian0.1%(8)

Romanian0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.6%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married25%(1,343)

Married56.2%(3,021)

Widowed5.5%(294)

Divorced13.3%(716)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(1,014)

Married63.1%(3,299)

Widowed9.8%(512)

Divorced7.7%(405)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.0%

−16.5 ptssince 2013

from 30.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.5%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.0%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.5%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% 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)17.8%(204)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36%(413)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36%(413)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,146 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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