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Benewah County

Population in July 2007: 125. Population change since 2000: -0.8%
 

Males: 65  (52.4%)
Females: 60  (47.6%)

Median resident age:  46.3 years
Idaho median age:  33.2 years

Zip code: 83870


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,786 (it was $18,750 in 2000)
Tensed:  $24,786
Idaho:  $46,253

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $125,846 (it was $67,900 in 2000)
Tensed:  $125,846
Idaho:  $178,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $128,780; Detached houses: $146,366; Mobile homes: $58,864

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Races in Tensed:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
  • American Indian (17.5%)
  • Two or more races (4.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Tensed: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (16.7%), English (12.7%), French (5.6%), Polish (5.6%), Irish (4.8%), Swedish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2557 feet

Land area: 0.18 square miles.

Population density: 690 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tensed

  • High school or higher: 78.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tensed city

  • Never married: 13.3%
  • Now married: 59.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 15.2%

3 residents are foreign born (2.4% Latin America).

This city:  2.4%
Idaho:  5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Tensed:  0.7% ($458)
Idaho:  1.0% ($1,007)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (42.1 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (247.4 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (907.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Farmington, WA (2.7 miles) , Tekoa, WA (2.9 miles ), Plummer, ID (3.5 miles ), Latah, WA (3.7 miles) , Garfield, WA (3.8 miles ), Oakesdale, WA (3.9 miles ), Steptoe, WA (4.0 miles ), Onaway, ID (4.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 47.16 N, Longitude: 116.92 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 509

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Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+40.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (43%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (13%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (13%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Food and beverage stores (17%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (17%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (22%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Religious workers (9%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (17%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (10%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Child care workers (7%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Tensed:
  • BENEWAH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SAINT MARIES, ID)
  • GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; MOSCOW, ID)
  • WHITMAN HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; COLFAX, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Tensed, ID

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tensed:
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 26 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 40 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Idaho:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.1%
Whole state:  71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  37.1%
Whole state:  11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  21.2%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tensed, ID



Tensed compared to Idaho state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


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2004 Presidential Election results in Benewah County Idaho:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (46%)
  • Wood (33%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Other fuel (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)


Religon statistics for Tensed

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of the NazareneSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents40.1%11.5%10.6%7.8%6.4%
Congregations26.7%6.7%N/A6.7%6.7%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelAssemblies of GodSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther religions
Adherents6.3%5.7%4.7%3.3%3.6%
Congregations6.7%6.7%13.3%6.7%20.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$425
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$510
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$43
Sewerage 0$0 2$255
Water Supply 0$0 1$128
Totals for Government 0$0 11$1,361



8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,598 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.25%
Idaho average:  9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Kootenai County, ID  2.32% ($26,611 average AGI)
from Spokane County, WA  0.64% ($33,450)
from Nez Perce County, ID  0.35% ($33,455)


7.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,299 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.80%
Idaho average:  8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kootenai County, ID  2.72% ($26,119 average AGI)
to Spokane County, WA  0.94% ($34,241)
to Latah County, ID  0.39% ($26,833)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tensed:
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
  • KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KTRW (970 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KTRW, LLC)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDRK (1050 AM; 5 kW; DISHMAN, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWSU (1250 AM; 5 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tensed:
  • KDRK-FM (93.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIXZ-FM (96.1 FM; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KPBX-FM (91.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KMBI-FM (107.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • KHTR (104.3 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KCDA (103.1 FM; POST FALLS, ID; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KISC (98.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZZU-FM (92.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB)
  • KZBD (105.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KEYF-FM (101.1 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KICR (102.3 FM; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRAO-FM (102.5 FM; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KHTQ (94.5 FM; HAYDEN, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
  • KSFC (91.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZX (98.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEEH (104.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: UPPER COLUMBIA MEDIA ASSOCIATION)
  • KEWU-FM (89.5 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY)
  • KYWL (103.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KAGU (88.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: GONZAGA UNIVERSITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Tensed:
  • K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
  • KREM-TV (Channel 2; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KHQ-TV (Channel 6; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KHQ, INCORPORATED)
  • KAYU-TV (Channel 28; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: MOUNTAIN LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSKN (Channel 22; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KSKN TELEVISION, INC.)


Tensed fatal accident list:
Jan 28, 1984 01:21 AM, 001540, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Kent A Harrison, Hwy 95, Mile Post 383, Type: Tower, Structure height: 90.2 m, Overall height: 93.9 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms-A3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • .5 Mi Ne On Hwy 95, Call Sign: WNBW248, Licensee ID: L00010618
    Assigned Frequencies : 43.2800 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/15/2005, Expiration Date: 02/08/2015
    Registrant: Mc Gregor Co, Colfax, WA 99111, Phone: (509) 397-4355, Fax: (509) 397-2524, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KA7ATR, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 03/22/1994, Expiration Date: 03/22/2004, Cancelation Date: 03/23/2006
    Registrant: Cub K Eikes, Box 23 3 & C St, Tensed, ID 83870
  • Call Sign: KE7YBS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01445798
    Grant Date: 11/17/2008, Expiration Date: 11/17/2018, Certifier: Casey D Williams
    Registrant: Casey D Williams, Tensed, ID 83870


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 5

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