Bonner County vs Jefferson County

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

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

Bonner County has the higher population (49,456 vs 32,234 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($82,952 vs $65,168 in Bonner County). Bonner County has the higher median home value ($433,400 vs $335,000 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Bonner County	Jefferson County
Population	49,456	32,234
Median age	48.2 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,168	$82,952
Median home value	$433,400	$335,000
Median gross rent	$1,059	$1,098
Housing units	26,623	10,499
Homeownership rate	77.6%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonner County	Jefferson County
Population	43,611 → 49,456 (+13.4%)	28,534 → 32,234 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$50,256 → $65,168 (+29.7%)	$63,048 → $82,952 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$254,200 → $433,400 (+70.5%)	$203,700 → $335,000 (+64.5%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $1,059 (+24.2%)	$796 → $1,098 (+37.9%)

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

Jefferson County

Population

28,53432,234

Median household income

$63,048$82,952

Median home value

$203,700$335,000

Median gross rent

$796$1,098

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonner County	Jefferson County
Under 5	4.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	15.1%	25.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	16.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	16.9%	7.5%
75 and over	9.3%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonner County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.6%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonner County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	8.4%	6.7%
High school graduate	29.1%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonner County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	72.1%	78.6%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.5%
Public transit	1.0%	2.4%
Walked	2.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	7.3%
Other means	1.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonner County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	74.0%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	1.4%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Bonner County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.2%
Average household size	2.50	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1990	1991