Benewah County, Idaho Demographics

Benewah County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Benewah County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - Two or More

Benewah County is 10th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Benewah County is 16th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Benewah County is 20th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Size Demographics
	Benewah County	Rank	Idaho	US
Current population (2012)	9,117	30th	1,595,728	313,914,040
Size in square miles	776.6	34th	82,643.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	12	20th	19	87.4

Age Demographics
	Benewah County	Rank	Idaho	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	28th	7.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.7%	32nd	26.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.8%	10th	13.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Benewah County	Rank	Idaho	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.6%	21st	88.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.1%	39th	24.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Benewah County	Rank	Idaho	US
Race - White	86.6%	44th	93.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	28th	0.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	8.8%	1st	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	35th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	35th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.8%	1st	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	41st	11.6%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	84.6%	27th	83.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Benewah County	Rank	Idaho	US
Female residents	49.0%	26th	50.0%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.5%	37th	5.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Benewah County	Rank	Idaho	US
Housing units	4,677	30th	674,394	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.4%	29th	15.1%	25.9%
Households	3,867	29th	575,497	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.0%	24th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$119,400	39th	$171,300	$186,200
People per household	2.4	33rd	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	9	33rd	6,265	829,658

Income Demographics
	Benewah County	Rank	Idaho	US
Income per capita	$18,831	33rd	$22,788	$27,915
Income per household	$37,508	38th	$46,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.7%	24th	14.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Benewah County	Rank	Idaho	US
Non-farm private establishments	232	30th	42,399	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,182	25th	482,722	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	596	34th	151,671	27,092,908
Retail sales	$93,862	24th	$20,526,631	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,111	16th	$13,691	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	37th	$2,415,951	$613,795,732