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Benewah County, ID

Demographic and economic profile of Benewah County, ID, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Benewah County is a small, rural Idaho county of roughly 9,900 residents that has seen 9.1% population growth over five years, suggesting steady in-migration despite its limited size. The labor force participation rate is low at 52.5%, reflecting a median age of 45.5 years, and only 19.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and manual occupations rather than professional services. Housing costs remain modest—median home value of $255,800 and median gross rent of $853/month—while median worker earnings of $35,223 and a 15.0% poverty rate indicate a cost-constrained local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,913

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,794

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.1% since 2018

Benewah County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,549 (84.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone839 (8.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races406 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race252 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone55 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone39 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic141
  2. 2.Spanish96
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island24
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

775

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,283

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,054

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance788
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services559
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)545
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)436
  5. 5.Construction (Group)404

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,179
  2. 2.Service Occupations862
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations811
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations773
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations669

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.86×)250
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.44×)514
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.39×)391
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.34×)318
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.24×)238

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$255,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$853/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999444 (14.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999418 (14.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999409 (13.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999405 (13.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999314 (10.5%)
  • Less Than $10,000166 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,223

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,279 (77.4%)
  • Carpooled428 (10.1%)
  • Worked At Home338 (8.0%)
  • Walked69 (1.6%)
  • Other66 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit57 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.