Benewah County vs Clearwater County

A side-by-side comparison of Benewah County and Clearwater County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Benewah County has the higher population (9,913 vs 8,921 in Clearwater County). Clearwater County has the higher median household income ($57,961 vs $56,553 in Benewah County). Benewah County has the higher median home value ($255,800 vs $240,800 in Clearwater County).

Population, income & housing

	Benewah County	Clearwater County
Population	9,913	8,921
Median age	46.0 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,553	$57,961
Median home value	$255,800	$240,800
Median gross rent	$853	$847
Housing units	4,706	4,603
Homeownership rate	75.7%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benewah County	Clearwater County
Population	9,138 → 9,913 (+8.5%)	8,673 → 8,921 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$47,556 → $56,553 (+18.9%)	$43,915 → $57,961 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$167,000 → $255,800 (+53.2%)	$155,900 → $240,800 (+54.5%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $853 (+32.5%)	$719 → $847 (+17.8%)

Benewah County

Population

9,1389,913

Median household income

$47,556$56,553

Median home value

$167,000$255,800

Median gross rent

$644$853

Clearwater County

Population

8,6738,921

Median household income

$43,915$57,961

Median home value

$155,900$240,800

Median gross rent

$719$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benewah County	Clearwater County
Under 5	5.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.8%	11.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.2%
25 to 34	9.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	16.0%	16.6%
65 to 74	15.4%	17.0%
75 and over	8.1%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benewah County	Clearwater County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.4%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benewah County	Clearwater County
No high school diploma	15.6%	8.9%
High school graduate	32.9%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benewah County	Clearwater County
Drove alone	77.2%	79.3%
Carpooled	10.6%	6.7%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	8.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benewah County	Clearwater County
1-unit, detached	72.9%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	22.9%

Poverty & households

	Benewah County	Clearwater County
Poverty rate	15.0%	12.5%
Average household size	2.47	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1978	1975