County population in 2016: 154,311 (76% urban, 24% rural); it was 108,685 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 28,029 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 10,324 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 30,781 Renter-occupied apartments: 15,847 (it was 10,527 in 2000)
% of renters here:
25%
State:
30%
Land area: 1245 sq. mi.
Water area: 70.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 124 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Kootenai County: 93.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (20.1%), Educational, health and social services (15.7%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.7%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.1%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $51,765 ($37,754 in 1999)
This county:
$51,765
Idaho:
$51,807
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $792 (lower quartile is $627, upper quartile is $997)
This county:
$792
State:
$676
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $239,600 (it was $116,400 in 2000)
Kootenai:
$239,600
Idaho:
$189,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $167,500 - $364,800
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $283,813
Here:
$283,813
State:
$239,614
Townhouses or other attached units: $168,101
Here:
$168,101
State:
$181,612
In 2-unit structures: $152,811
Here:
$152,811
State:
$157,607
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $210,763
Here:
$210,763
State:
$225,891
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $392,944
Here:
$392,944
State:
$254,348
Mobile homes: $63,391
Here:
$63,391
State:
$67,846
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $101,248
Here:
$101,248
State:
$36,179
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,185 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $397
Institutionalized population: 917
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 4
Rapes: 16
Robberies: 7
Assaults: 91
Burglaries: 350
Thefts: 700
Auto thefts: 98
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 15
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 91
Burglaries: 365
Thefts: 721
Auto thefts: 80
Health of residents in Kootenai County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average. 79.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average. 52.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average. 99.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average. 66.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average. Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average. Average weight of females is 157 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,459 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,905 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 16.3%
Kootenai County:
16.3%
Idaho:
14.4%
(15.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.9% for Black residents, 11.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 25.0% for American Indian residents, 20.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 14.6% for other race residents, 8.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 39.6 years old
(Males: 39.1 years old, Females: 40.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.0 years old, Black residents: 18.1 years old, American Indian residents: 31.3 years old, Asian residents: 31.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.5 years old, Other race residents: 22.4 years old)
Area name: Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kootenai County is $519 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $624 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $907 a month.
Current college students: 5,072 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,800 (63.8% naturalized citizens)
Kootenai County:
1.8%
Whole state:
5.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 372
2000 to 2009: 533
1990 to 1999: 446
1980 to 1989: 472
1970 to 1979: 373
Before 1970: 1,136
Note: State values scaled to Kootenai County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.5%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 50,905
One, attached: 1,391
Two: 2,368
3 or 4: 1,655
5 to 9: 2,029
10 to 19: 2,093
20 to 49: 1,240
50 or more: 1,795
Mobile homes: 4,806
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25
Housing units in Kootenai County with a mortgage: 25,134 (718 second mortgage, 1,882 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 13,210
Here:
65.8% with mortgage
State:
64.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Kootenai County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
60,657
77
Other
8,492
24
Catholic
7,597
8
Mainline Protestant
3,064
13
Orthodox
162
1
None
58,522
-
Kootenai County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 19
Kootenai County:
1.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:
0.22 / 10,000 pop.
Idaho:
0.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 12
This county:
0.89 / 10,000 pop.
Idaho:
0.53 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43
Kootenai County:
3.20 / 10,000 pop.
Idaho:
3.87 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 116
This county:
8.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Kootenai County:
8.0%
Idaho:
7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Kootenai County:
24.0%
State:
25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
7.1%
State:
11.7%
Agriculture in Kootenai County:
Average size of farms: 186 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $17,078 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $262.01 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 15.74% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.81% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $16,208 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.81% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.66% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30,418 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.36% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.68 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.42% All wheat for grain: 7903 harvested acres Vegetables: 9 harvested acres Land in orchards: 24 acres
Earthquake activity:
Kootenai County-area historical earthquake activity is below Idaho state average. It is 104% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 364.6 miles away from Kootenai County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 288.7 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 269.6 miles away from the county center, causing $80,000,000 total damage On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 275.2 miles away from the county center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 261.2 miles away from Kootenai County center, causing $28,000,000 total damage On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 499.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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 Flooding, Incident Period: May 15, 2008 to June 09, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1781: July 31, 2008, FEMA Id: 1781, Natural disaster type: Flood
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
Idaho Forest Fires, Incident Period: August 30, 1967, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-231: August 30, 1967, FEMA Id: 231, Natural disaster type: Fire
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Kootenai County (11) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 4, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1 Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.5
Births per 1000 population in Kootenai County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Kootenai County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Kootenai County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 18.6% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 8.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kootenai County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kootenai County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 21,568 (17,875 aged, 3,693 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,048 (9%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Kootenai County, Idaho in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,082)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,051)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (564)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (455)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (295)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (268)
Congestive heart failure (262)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.82 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,083 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 201 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,019
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,284 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 811 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 57 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 96
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 188.0. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 112.1
Poisoning - 36.2
Suffocation - 32.5
Other - 7.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 154,311
In family households: 126,209 (20,727 male householders, 19,200 female householders)
31,128 spouses, 44,477 children (40,260 natural, 1,545 adopted, 2,672 stepchildren), 1,690 grandchildren, 1,405 brothers or sisters, 658 parents, 1,566 other relatives, 5,358 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 26,251 (8,063 male householders (6,353 living alone)), 10,885 female householders (7,591 living alone)), 7,303 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,851
Size of family households: 19,982 2-persons, 7,378 3-persons, 8,401 4-persons, 2,582 5-persons, 489 6-persons, 1,095 7-or-more-persons.
21,602 married couples with children.
11,179 single-parent households (2,720 men, 8,459 women).
97.2% of residents of Kootenai speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $678,017,000 ($5,542 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $48,607,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $321,394,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $92,506,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,184,000 Federal grants: $122,403,000 Federal procurement contracts: $103,346,000 ($15,740,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $37,185,000 ($6,931,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $5,102,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $152,956,000 Federal Government insurance: $37,976,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 7,877
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
78 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 4,692
Here:
37 per 1000 residents
State:
37 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +278
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +15,880
Here:
+124 per 1000 residents
State:
+43 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Kootenai County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.32 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.5
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 2,751
2010 to 2013: 3,308
2000 to 2009: 19,260
1990 to 1999: 14,236
1980 to 1989: 6,452
1970 to 1979: 11,467
1960 to 1969: 3,149
1950 to 1959: 2,731
1940 to 1949: 1,079
1939 or earlier: 3,874
Note: State values scaled to Kootenai population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Kootenai County, Idaho
Note: State values scaled to Kootenai County population
no vehicle: 374
1 vehicle: 7,719
2 vehicles: 15,902
3 vehicles: 9,889
4 vehicles: 2,744
5+ vehicles: 1,716
no vehicle: 1,434
1 vehicle: 8,250
2 vehicles: 7,960
3 vehicles: 2,638
4 vehicles: 249
5+ vehicles: 0
81% of Kootenai County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Idaho.
Kootenai County:
81.2%
State average:
82.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 46,507
Other state: 103,205
Northeast: 5,516
Midwest: 16,498
South: 8,498
West: 72,693
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Kootenai County
#13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
#25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
#63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
#65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
#67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
#70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
#79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
#81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
#100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
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