Bannock County vs Bonner County

A side-by-side comparison of Bannock County and Bonner County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bannock County and Bonner County are counties in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bannock County has the higher population (88,457 vs 49,456 in Bonner County). Bonner County has the higher median household income ($65,168 vs $64,080 in Bannock County). Bonner County has the higher median home value ($433,400 vs $267,200 in Bannock County).

Population, income & housing

	Bannock County	Bonner County
Population	88,457	49,456
Median age	35.0 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,080	$65,168
Median home value	$267,200	$433,400
Median gross rent	$879	$1,059
Housing units	35,683	26,623
Homeownership rate	68.6%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bannock County	Bonner County
Population	85,765 → 88,457 (+3.1%)	43,611 → 49,456 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$51,734 → $64,080 (+23.9%)	$50,256 → $65,168 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$160,000 → $267,200 (+67.0%)	$254,200 → $433,400 (+70.5%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $879 (+27.2%)	$853 → $1,059 (+24.2%)

Bannock County

Population

85,76588,457

Median household income

$51,734$64,080

Median home value

$160,000$267,200

Median gross rent

$691$879

Bonner County

Population

43,61149,456

Median household income

$50,256$65,168

Median home value

$254,200$433,400

Median gross rent

$853$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bannock County	Bonner County
Under 5	6.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	19.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	5.3%
25 to 34	14.0%	9.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.5%	16.9%
75 and over	5.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bannock County	Bonner County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.5%
Asian	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bannock County	Bonner County
No high school diploma	6.2%	8.4%
High school graduate	25.7%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bannock County	Bonner County
Drove alone	75.1%	72.1%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.1%
Public transit	1.2%	1.0%
Walked	2.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	2.5%
Worked from home	10.5%	11.6%
Other means	1.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bannock County	Bonner County
1-unit, detached	66.6%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Bannock County	Bonner County
Poverty rate	12.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1975	1990