Bonner County, Idaho

Bonner County has a population of 51,049 and has grown 15.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $487,900, about 7.3 times the county's median household income of $66,979.

Home price
$487,900
Income
$66,979
Population
51,049
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$487,900county
Median gross rent$1,122county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198036.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use19.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,982county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,257county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$958county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,748county
Home insurance / yr$2,240(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living99.9(statewide)
Median household income$66,979county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate11.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.0%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.7%county
Economic output per resident$49,870county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.38%county
Top state income tax5.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service60 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2064142county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths45.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-7.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher28.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.3%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment4835county
Students per full-time teacher16.7county
Free lunch eligible40.2%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution49 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians49county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter12.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.4%county
Frequent mental distress15.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population51,049county
Land area in square miles1,733county
People per square mile of land29.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store18.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.8%county
Population change since 2020+15.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age48.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.4%county
Share of households that are one person27.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages4.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents117county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in1,691county
Households that moved away1,362county
Average income of arriving households$93,396county
Average income of departing households$66,550county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year207county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings50.7%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.2 incounty
Annual snowfall45.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.78 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing146 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days121 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 25county
Average first fall frostSep 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$127county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.6¢county
Household electricity use1,107 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas22.2%county
Homes heated by propane11.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood27.8%county
Households with broadband90.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk87.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk13.4county
Landslide risk93.9county
Hail risk5.5county
Earthquake risk55.8county
Tornado risk10.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk53.9county
Winter weather risk86.5county
Strong wind risk20.4county
Wildfire risk82.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bonner County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Idaho figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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