Kootenai County vs. Spokane County

	Kootenai County (ID)	Spokane County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	161,505	514,631
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.6%	9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	138,466	471,229
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	138,494	471,221
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.8%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.0%	16.2%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	50.4%
White alone, percent	94.5%	89.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.8%	5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.4%	84.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	12,376	43,351
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	72,499	219,880
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.5%	62.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$237,400	$209,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,314	$1,389
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$402	$479
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$961	$878
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.5%	24.0%
Building permits, 2018	2,210	2,926
Households, 2014-2018	60,497	198,489
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.7%	80.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.6%	91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.1%	84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.9%	30.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.1%	10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.1%	6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.0%	60.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.7%	57.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	806,186	3,968,007
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,501,734	6,560,827
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,574	$13,791
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.0	21.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,457	$54,852
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,429	$29,982
Persons in poverty, percent	10.3%	13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,910	13,224
Total employment, 2017	52,930	192,053
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,101,544	8,702,814
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.6%	2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	12,725	30,876
All firms, 2012	15,154	36,392
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,951	17,704
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,862	11,526
Minority-owned firms, 2012	822	2,726
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,641	32,022
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,422	3,801
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	12,633	29,695
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.1%	25.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	111.3	267.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,244.13	1,763.79

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kootenai county (ID) and Spokane county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.