County profile
Kootenai County, ID
United States · GDP 2024
#396 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 88% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
64,571
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,221
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
191,864
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$81.9k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
30.0%±1.3%
Poverty rate
9.0%±1.1%
Business applications
4,441 · 2025
Retail establishments
633
33.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Hecla Mining CompanyBasic Materials$1.4B84B+2Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc.Basic Materials$42.4M86A3Sidney Resources Corp.Basic Materials$0——4Star Gold Corp.Basic Materials———5Premium Exploration, Inc.Basic Materials———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care25%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation19%
Construction16%
Manufacturing12%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
191,864
residents · 2025 · +11.0% since 2020
Income per capita $66.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+18,599
International migration−138
Natural change+938
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.9B2019
$7.4B2020
$8.8B2021
$9.8B2022
$10.8B2023
$11.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$518.7k±$17.8k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$50/mo
Vacancy rate
11.3%±1.0%
Affordability
9.8× wages
Residential permits
$546.5M
1,705 units · 8.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
79.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 95Winter weather 93Cold wave 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5682016
6322017
7122018
7872019
8622020
10722021
13012022
12892023
13392024
13792025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -30% since 20212,4262021
2,0392022
2,0432023
1,5872024
1,7052025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.5 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
6.5 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
122.7 km
S & R GRAIN CO., PORT OF ALMOTA DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
14.1 km
COEUR D'ALENE
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR4 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.1k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kootenai?
Kootenai's economy produced $11.5B in 2024, growing 7.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.