Kootenai County, ID

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Kootenai County, Idaho. Population: 173.4K.

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Median Home Price

$598.0K

Based on 10 cities

Median Household Income

$77.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

7.8x

Less affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$148.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,203

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.37%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$3,024

Property Tax$184

Insurance$249

Total Monthly$3,457

Historical Home Prices

2015

$227.8K

2016

$247.3K

+8.6%%

2017

$275.1K

+11.2%%

2018

$307.3K

+11.7%%

2019

$342.2K

+11.3%%

2020

$407.0K

+18.9%%

2021

$538.9K

+32.4%%

2022

$561.0K

+4.1%%

2023

$556.7K

-0.8%%

2024

$563.0K

+1.1%%

2025

$574.5K

+2.1%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

140

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

2.3

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

86.3%

Black

0.3%

Hispanic

5.4%

Asian

0.8%

Two or More Races

5.9%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

46°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

188

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

33.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 79/100

January Low

40°F

Average winter low

July High

92°F

Average summer high

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