Benewah County, Idaho (ID)

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• • 8,00987.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7027.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3533.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2512.7%Two or more races
  • 690.8%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 300.3%Asian alone
  • 60.07%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 50.05%Some other race alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 13
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 35
• Auto thefts: 2

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,247 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,121 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benewah County is $479 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $860 a month.

Cities in this county include: St. Maries, Plummer, De Smet, Tensed, Parkline.

2018 air pollution in Benewah County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 13.0 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Granite County, Montana , Mineral County, Montana , Snohomish County, Washington , Prairie County, Montana , Walsh County, North Dakota .

Current college students: 156
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 110 (64.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 92010 or later
• 282000 to 2009
• 51990 to 1999
• 111980 to 1989
• 71970 to 1979
• 32Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,546
• One, attached: 40
• Two: 42
• 3 or 4: 100
• 5 to 9: 149
• 10 to 19: 60
• 20 to 49: 24
• 50 or more: 17
• Mobile homes: 930
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Benewah County with a mortgage: 1,357 (29 second mortgage, 77 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,315

Religion statistics for Benewah County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Benewah County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Idaho Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4534, Natural disaster type: Other
• Idaho Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: March 6, 2017 - March 28, 2017, FEMA Id: 4313, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Idaho Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 16, 2015 to December 27, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4252: February 01, 2016, FEMA Id: 4252, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Idaho Severe Storm and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: November 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4246: December 23, 2015, FEMA Id: 4246, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Idaho Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3244: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3244, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Idaho Flooding, Incident Period: March 14, 1997 to June 30, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1177: June 13, 1997, FEMA Id: 1177, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Idaho Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 1996 to January 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1154: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1154, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Idaho Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 06, 1996 to February 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1102: February 11, 1996, FEMA Id: 1102, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Idaho VOLCANIC ERUPTION, MT. ST. HELENS, Incident Period: May 22, 1980, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-624: May 22, 1980, FEMA Id: 624, Natural disaster type: Volcanic Eruption
• Idaho SEVERE STORMS, SNOWMELT, FLOODING, Incident Period: January 25, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-415: January 25, 1974, FEMA Id: 415, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.48% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,879 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.41% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($18,739 average AGI)
3.07% relocated from other states ($13,135 average AGI)

Benewah County:	3.07%
Idaho average:	4.74%

from Kootenai County, ID	1.78% ($36,772 average AGI)
from Latah County, ID	0.66% ($23,286)

7.15% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,070 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.20% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($16,409 average AGI)
2.95% relocated to other states ($14,661 average AGI)

Benewah County:	2.95%
Idaho average:	3.66%

to Kootenai County, ID	2.61% ($30,429 average AGI)
to Spokane County, WA	0.62% ($29,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Benewah County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,816 (465 living alone), Female householders: 1,740 (377 living alone)

• 1,913 spouses (1,896 opposite-sex spouses), 300 unmarried partners, (299 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,488 children (2,351 natural, 76 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 284 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 127 parents, 7 foster children, 91 other relatives, 565 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 82

Size of family households: 1,322 2-persons, 352 3-persons, 436 4-persons, 191 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 838 1-person, 235 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

1,265 married couples with children.
530 single-parent households (229 men, 301 women).

96.5% of residents of Benewah speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 1% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $72,768,000 ($8,121 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,858,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,733,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,156,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,207,000
Federal grants: $20,353,000
Federal procurement contracts: $801,000 ($253,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,519,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $78,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,872,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,792,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.20 millions of gallons per day (75% from ground, 25% from surface)

• Year house built in Benewah County, Idaho
• 2012014 or later
• 962010 to 2013
• 5312000 to 2009
• 7201990 to 1999
• 6281980 to 1989
• 9411970 to 1979
• 5001960 to 1969
• 2681950 to 1959
• 2841940 to 1949
• 6841939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Benewah County, Idaho

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benewah County, Idaho
• 71 room
• 552 rooms
• 1253 rooms
• 3974 rooms
• 4795 rooms
• 4086 rooms
• 3517 rooms
• 3748 rooms
• 4829+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benewah County, Idaho
• 531 room
• 262 rooms
• 1933 rooms
• 2924 rooms
• 1395 rooms
• 816 rooms
• 397 rooms
• 338 rooms
• 529+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Benewah County, Idaho

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benewah County, Idaho
• 17no bedroom
• 1631 bedroom
• 5932 bedrooms
• 1,0873 bedrooms
• 6124 bedrooms
• 1635+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benewah County, Idaho
• 58no bedroom
• 1641 bedroom
• 3372 bedrooms
• 2723 bedrooms
• 554 bedrooms
• 65+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Benewah County, Idaho in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benewah County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 29no vehicle
• 4501 vehicle
• 1,0982 vehicles
• 6823 vehicles
• 2304 vehicles
• 1905+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benewah County in renter-occupied apartments
• 107no vehicle
• 3761 vehicle
• 2232 vehicles
• 1433 vehicles
• 114 vehicles
• 365+ vehicles

87.8% of Benewah County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Idaho.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3,481
• Other state: 5,885
• Northeast: 245
• Midwest: 564
• South: 696
• West: 4,412

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 240
• Number of aged recipients: 19
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 221
• Number of recipients under 18: 14
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 179
• Number of recipients older than 64: 47
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 95
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 101