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Bonner County, ID

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

AI Overview

Bonner County is a small northern Idaho county of roughly 49,500 residents that grew 15.8% over five years, well above typical rural rates. The labor force participation rate is low at 51.5%, reflecting a median age of 48.1 years, and just 28.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree; median worker earnings stand at $34,908 against a median home value of $433,400, indicating significant housing cost pressure relative to local wages. Unemployment is modest at 3.9%, and the 78.3% homeownership rate and $1,059 median rent suggest the county skews toward established, older owner-occupants rather than a large renter workforce.

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

Population

49,456

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,979

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+15.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone45,936 (90.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,980 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,468 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone955 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone279 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone221 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish839
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic468
  3. 3.Other Indo-European181
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)85
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)39

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,288

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,054

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,755

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,495
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,586
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,485
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,388
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,377

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,898
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,353
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,915
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,063
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,754

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.92×)621
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.61×)2,268
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.34×)1,286
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.21×)1,160
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.18×)2,099

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$433,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,059/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9993,695 (23.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,393 (15.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9992,288 (14.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,057 (13.0%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991,167 (7.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999928 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,908

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,068 (73.4%)
  • Worked At Home2,458 (12.0%)
  • Carpooled1,536 (7.5%)
  • Walked528 (2.6%)
  • Bicycle407 (2.0%)
  • Other394 (1.9%)

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.