Spokane County vs. Kootenai County

Spokane County (WA)Kootenai County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)514,631161,505
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.2%16.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)471,229138,466
Population, Census, April 1, 2010471,221138,494
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.2%19.0%
Female persons, percent50.4%50.6%
White alone, percent89.1%94.5%
Black or African American alone, percent2.0%0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.8%1.3%
Asian alone, percent2.4%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.6%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.1%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.9%4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.3%90.4%
Veterans, 2014-201843,35112,376
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.4%2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)219,88072,499
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201862.6%70.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$209,000$237,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,389$1,314
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$479$402
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$878$961
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.0%15.5%
Building permits, 20182,9262,210
Households, 2014-2018198,48960,497
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.7%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.2%2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.4%90.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.7%82.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.7%92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.4%24.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.9%9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.0%10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.4%61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%56.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,968,007806,186
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,560,8272,501,734
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,791$17,574
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.522.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,852$54,457
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,982$29,429
Persons in poverty, percent13.0%10.3%
Total employer establishments, 201713,2244,910
Total employment, 2017192,05352,930
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,702,8142,101,544
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.2%5.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201730,87612,725
All firms, 201236,39215,154
Men-owned firms, 201217,7047,951
Women-owned firms, 201211,5263,862
Minority-owned firms, 20122,726822
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,02213,641
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,8011,422
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201229,69512,633
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.2%24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010267.2111.3
Land area in square miles, 20101,763.791,244.13

Source: United States Census Bureau

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