COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Kootenai County

Idaho · 69,795 residents · 1,238 sq mi

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Kootenai County is home to 69,795 people in Idaho. The population has fallen 36% since 2000. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $64,300. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $25,593 at the median, 15% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

69,795

−36%vs 2000

vs 108,685 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,238 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024182K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(4,950)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(5,332)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(5,638)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(4,953)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(3,839)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(10,220)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(11,248)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(8,093)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(6,168)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(5,710)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(2,850)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(794)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,593

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,754 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,330

−33%vs 2000

vs $18,430 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,300

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $116,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$368

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $571 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

28.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(102,570)

Black0.2%(176)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(2,528)

Asian0.5%(527)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(68,371)

Black0.2%(139)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(989)

Asian0.4%(288)

Other1.4%(997)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(6,793)

Spaniard0.4%(653)

Puerto Rican0.3%(595)

Central American0.2%(429)

South American0.2%(429)

Salvadoran0.1%(247)

Colombian0.1%(226)

Cuban0.1%(151)

Peruvian0%(75)

Honduran0%(72)

Panamanian0%(57)

Chilean0%(49)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0%(40)

Guatemalan0%(29)

Dominican0%(27)

Costa Rican0%(16)

Ecuadorian0%(16)

Bolivian0%(15)

Argentine0%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(361)

Chinese0.1%(200)

Vietnamese0.1%(150)

Japanese0.1%(133)

Thai0.1%(122)

Asian Indian0.1%(92)

Korean0%(86)

Taiwanese0%(17)

Singaporean0%(11)

Cambodian0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(256)

Samoan0.1%(148)

Chamorro0.1%(113)

Fijian0%(26)

Ancestry

German21.6%(39,385)

English16.5%(30,081)

Irish12%(21,825)

Italian4.5%(8,259)

Norwegian4.2%(7,615)

American4%(7,251)

Scottish3.5%(6,363)

Swedish2.3%(4,137)

French2.1%(3,838)

Polish1.8%(3,304)

Dutch1.7%(3,088)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(2,265)

+ 41 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.1%(1,963)

Danish0.7%(1,246)

French Canadian0.6%(1,025)

Russian0.5%(878)

Portuguese0.5%(860)

Finnish0.4%(767)

British0.4%(713)

Swiss0.3%(594)

Ukrainian0.3%(590)

Hungarian0.3%(539)

Romanian0.2%(444)

Czech0.2%(436)

Austrian0.2%(422)

Greek0.2%(417)

Canadian0.2%(365)

Slovak0.1%(261)

Armenian0.1%(220)

Subsaharan African0.1%(196)

Arab0.1%(175)

Belgian0.1%(158)

Iranian0.1%(157)

Croatian0.1%(120)

West Indian0.1%(117)

Serbian0.1%(99)

Turkish0.1%(91)

Lithuanian0%(85)

Brazilian0%(81)

Jamaican0%(73)

Bulgarian0%(63)

Australian0%(59)

Egyptian0%(53)

Jordanian0%(42)

Lebanese0%(42)

Haitian0%(36)

Macedonian0%(21)

Slovene0%(18)

Nigerian0%(17)

Ethiopian0%(15)

Syrian0%(13)

Moroccan0%(12)

Iraqi0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.1%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married27.7%(20,438)

Married59.4%(43,775)

Widowed2.2%(1,624)

Divorced10.7%(7,854)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(16,098)

Married58.1%(43,548)

Widowed8.2%(6,141)

Divorced12.2%(9,158)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.4%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 69.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% 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)22%(3,005)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(3,437)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.9%(4,906)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(682)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(122)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,662 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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