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County:

Kootenai County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16055

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

30% to 35%

Percent Land in NF:

30.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

243,441

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

605,095

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.44

Coeur D Alene NF

239,839

% Water:

5.4

Kaniksu NF

3,602

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

35,332

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

59,770

69.2%

59.0%

10.2%

1990:

69,795

16.8%

9.0%

7.8%

2000:

108,685

55.7%

48.1%

7.7%

2005:

127,668

17.3%

14.4%

2.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

102,570

94.4%

0-to-19:

32,564

30.0%

Black:

176

0.2%

20-to-39:

28,204

26.0%

Hispanic:

2,528

2.3%

40-to-59:

30,056

27.7%

American Indian:

1,260

1.2%

60-plus:

17,861

16.4%

Other:

2,151

2.0%

Median Age:

36.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

87.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.1%

Median Family Income:

$42,905

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.7%

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