Demographics of Benewah County, Idaho

Benewah County, Idaho had 10,508 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +928 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Benewah County, in four figures

10,508
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.7%
Change since July 2020: +928 people.; 45.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,794 ±$5,083
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Benewah County, Idaho's population grew 9.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Benewah County, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Benewah County, Idaho's population grew 9.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Benewah County, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,580	100.0	100.0
2021	9,896	103.3	100.2
2022	10,293	107.4	100.7
2023	10,391	108.5	101.6
2024	10,486	109.5	102.5
2025	10,508	109.7	103.1

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Population of Benewah County, Idaho on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	9,580	+45	+3	0	+46
2021	9,896	+316	−63	0	+401
2022	10,293	+397	−55	+1	+427
2023	10,391	+98	−22	0	+120
2024	10,486	+95	−39	+9	+126
2025	10,508	+22	−35	+8	+50

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±0.4: for men 45.2 ±0.6 and for women 46.0 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Benewah County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Under 5	516 ±12	5.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,719 ±115	16.9% ±1.1	18.2% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	701 ±115	6.9% ±1.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,083 ±114	20.5% ±1.1	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,697 ±207	26.6% ±2.0	23.0% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,426 ±225	23.9% ±2.2	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,794 ±$5,083, and income per person $32,105 ±$2,195, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,800 ±$743 in Idaho and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Benewah County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Idaho	United States
Under $25,000	752 ±175	18.5% ±4.3	12.5% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	897 ±177	22.0% ±4.3	17.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	798 ±160	19.6% ±3.9	18.1% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	555 ±135	13.6% ±3.3	14.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	681 ±166	16.7% ±4.0	19.3% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	191 ±69	4.7% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	198 ±58	4.9% ±1.4	9.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Benewah County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Idaho	United States
All ages	1,291 ±245	12.9% ±2.4	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	283 ±69	12.9% ±3.0	12.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	691 ±184	14.7% ±3.8	10.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	317 ±91	10.2% ±2.8	9.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Benewah County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Benewah County	Idaho	United States
Housing units	4,757 ±28	795,014 ±223	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.6% ±2.6	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.4% ±2.7	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.2% ±3.6	72.1% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.8% ±4.1	27.9% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$293,500 ±$19,622	$418,600 ±$2,550	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$875 ±$62	$1,238 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Benewah County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Hispanic or Latino	387 ±0	3.8% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,482 ±49	83.6% ±0.5	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20 to 90	0.2% to 0.9%	0.7% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	1.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	726 ±73	7.2% ±0.7	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5 to 49	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	464 ±87	4.6% ±0.9	4.2% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Benewah County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Born in the state	3,572 ±331	35.2% ±3.3	43.9% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,410 ±334	63.2% ±3.3	49.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	86 ±40	0.8% ±0.4	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	31 to 117	0.3% to 1.2%	5.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4 to 84	< 0.1% to 0.8%	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 50	0.1% to 0.5%	3.2% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Benewah County among the counties of Idaho

30th of 44 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Idaho page.

Counties of Idaho near Benewah County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Boundary County	13,997	+15.3%
Teton County	13,254	+12.9%
Valley County	12,831	+8.4%
Owyhee County	12,661	+5.6%
Washington County	11,583	+9.7%
Benewah County	10,508	+9.7%
Clearwater County	9,118	+4.1%
Boise County	8,545	+11.5%
Lemhi County	8,474	+6.5%
Power County	8,246	+4.6%
Caribou County	7,252	+3.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026