Bannock County vs Kootenai County

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

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

Kootenai County has the higher population (177,736 vs 88,457 in Bannock County). Kootenai County has the higher median household income ($77,034 vs $64,080 in Bannock County). Kootenai County has the higher median home value ($467,400 vs $267,200 in Bannock County).

Population, income & housing

	Bannock County	Kootenai County
Population	88,457	177,736
Median age	35.0 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,080	$77,034
Median home value	$267,200	$467,400
Median gross rent	$879	$1,330
Housing units	35,683	78,013
Homeownership rate	68.6%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bannock County	Kootenai County
Population	85,765 → 88,457 (+3.1%)	157,322 → 177,736 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$51,734 → $64,080 (+23.9%)	$57,242 → $77,034 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$160,000 → $267,200 (+67.0%)	$260,300 → $467,400 (+79.6%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $879 (+27.2%)	$993 → $1,330 (+33.9%)

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

Kootenai County

Population

157,322177,736

Median household income

$57,242$77,034

Median home value

$260,300$467,400

Median gross rent

$993$1,330

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bannock County	Kootenai County
Under 5	6.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	14.0%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	12.0%
75 and over	5.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bannock County	Kootenai County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.7%
Asian	1.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bannock County	Kootenai County
No high school diploma	6.2%	5.6%
High school graduate	25.7%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bannock County	Kootenai County
Drove alone	75.1%	74.6%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.1%
Public transit	1.2%	0.4%
Walked	2.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.5%	14.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bannock County	Kootenai County
1-unit, detached	66.6%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	3.5%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Bannock County	Kootenai County
Poverty rate	12.2%	9.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1975	1995