People QuickFacts Benewah County Idaho Population, 2012 estimate 9,117 1,595,728 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 9,285 1,567,652 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -1.8% 1.8% Population, 2010 9,285 1,567,582 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.2% 7.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 23.3% 27.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 19.2% 12.8% Female persons, percent, 2011 49.1% 49.9%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 86.5% 93.9% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 9.0% 1.7% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.2% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 3.7% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 3.0% 11.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 84.4% 83.6%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 87.0% 82.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 1.5% 5.9% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 3.4% 10.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.6% 88.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 12.1% 24.6% Veterans, 2007-2011 955 127,438 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 19.0 20.0  Housing units, 2011 4,677 674,394 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 74.0% 70.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 6.4% 15.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $119,400 $171,300 Households, 2007-2011 3,867 575,497 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.37 2.64 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $18,831 $22,788 Median household income, 2007-2011 $37,508 $46,890 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 14.7% 14.3%     Business QuickFacts Benewah County Idaho Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 232 42,399 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 2,182 482,722 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -3.2% -1.1% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 491 112,316  Total number of firms, 2007 596 151,671 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2% 23.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 18,010,976 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,085 14,286,715 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 93,862 20,526,631 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,111 $13,691 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 2,415,951 Building permits, 2012 9 6,265     Geography QuickFacts Benewah County Idaho Land area in square miles, 2010 776.62 82,643.12 Persons per square mile, 2010 12.0 19.0 FIPS Code 009 16 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts