COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Boundary County

Idaho · 9,871 residents · 1,269 sq mi

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Boundary County is a county of 9,871 people in Idaho. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 38.3, about 3 years above the US median. Growth has run 18% since 1990, or 1,539 more people. Households here earn about 17% less than in Idaho as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 58%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,871

+18%since 1990

from 8,332 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.3

+17%since 1990

from 32.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,269 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57%(687)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.5%(740)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(867)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.5%(835)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.3%(429)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.1%(994)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.3%(1,415)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5416.5%(1,625)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.7%(958)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748%(788)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.9%(381)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(152)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,250

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,662 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,636

+62%since 1990

from $9,054 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.7%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 14.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$101,200

+58%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $48,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$452

+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $296 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

78.3%

Unchangedsince 1990

from 78.3% in 1990

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic95%(7,916)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(310)

Asian0.4%(31)

2000

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

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(335)

Asian0.6%(56)

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

14.7%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 13.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

80.0%

+5.4 ptssince 1990

from 74.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.7%

+2.2 ptssince 1990

from 3.5% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

−27%since 1990

from 21.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married24.1%(926)

Married61.3%(2,349)

Widowed3.5%(133)

Divorced11.1%(427)

Women 15+

Never married16.6%(616)

Married63.8%(2,375)

Widowed8.7%(325)

Divorced10.9%(406)

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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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