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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $677 (0.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benewah County is $479 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $860 a month.
Cities in this county include: Mountain Home AFB
, St. Maries
, Plummer
, Tensed
, Parkline
.
2005 air pollution in Benewah County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
9.5 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
34 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Kootenai County
, Latah County
, Spokane County, Washington
, Whitman County, Washington
, Shoshone County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Benewah County: Al
Vanderpool Picnic Area
(A),
Heyburn Youth Camp
(B),
Hollywood
(C),
Muellers Camp
(D),
Ferrel
(E),
Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribal Headquarters
(F),
Tilmo
(G),
Chief MOC-TEL-ME Rest Area
(H),
Saint Maries River Access Area
(I),
Saint Maries River Access
(J),
Shadowy St Joe Campground
(K),
Saint Maries Country Club
(L)
Cemeteries: Mountain
View Cemetery
(1),
Sanders Cemetery
(2),
Woodlawn Cemetery
(3),
Evergreen Cemetery
(4)
Lakes and reservoirs: Hidden
Lake
(A),
Chatcolet Lake
(B),
Turtle Lake
(C),
Crystal Lake
(D),
Beaver Ponds
(E),
Round Lake
(F),
Benewah Lake
(G),
Porrett Lake
(H)
Rivers and creeks: Adams
Creek
(A),
Ahrs Creek
(B),
Alder Creek
(C),
Stewah Creek
(D),
Andrews Spring Creek
(E),
Street Creek
(F),
Beaver Creek
(G),
Davis Creek
(H),
Syringa Creek
(I)
Parks in Benewah County include: Grange
Park
(1),
Heyburn State Park
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 156
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 59 (54% naturalized citizens)
| Benewah
County: |
0.6% | | Whole
state: | 5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 6
- 1990
to 1994: 3
- 1985
to 1989: 2
- 1980
to 1984: 9
- 1975
to 1979: 7
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1965
to 1969: 28
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Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,851
- One,
attached: 35
- Two:
47
- 3
or 4: 53
- 5
to 9: 79
- 10
to 19: 48
- 20
or more: 9
- Mobile
homes: 1,063
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 53
Housing units in Benewah County with a mortgage: 849 (47 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 650 Agriculture
in Benewah County
Average size of farms: 572 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $59804
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $194.69
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.68%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.40%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $56607
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 51.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $73249
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.98
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.18%
All wheat for grain: 41110 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Wood
products (17%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (6%)
- Fishing
and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(37%)
- Canada
(25%)
- India
(7%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- Europe,
n.e.c. (5%)
- Other
Central America (5%)
- Other
Northern Europe (3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Benewah County:
|
- German
(27%)
- English
(12%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- Irish
(9%)
- Norwegian
(4%)
- Swedish
(3%)
- Italian
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,673 (78%)
- Carpooled:
365 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
3 (0%)
- Walked:
188 (5%)
- Other
means: 45 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 146 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Benewah County, Idaho
- 92
people in nursing homes
- 24
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 8
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3
people in religious group quarters
- 2
people in other workers' dormitories
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,648.
8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,598 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.25% | | Idaho
average: | 9.61% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.83% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($14,422 average AGI)
4.42% relocated from other states ($19,176 average AGI)
| Benewah
County: |
4.42% | | Idaho
average: | 5.54% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Kootenai County, ID
|
2.32% ($26,611 average AGI) |
| from
Spokane County, WA
|
0.64% ($33,450) |
| from
Nez Perce County, ID
|
0.35% ($33,455) |
7.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,299 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.80% | | Idaho
average: | 8.30% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.98% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($14,946 average AGI)
3.82% relocated to other states ($13,357 average AGI)
| Benewah
County: |
3.82% | | Idaho
average: | 4.23% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Kootenai County, ID
|
2.72% ($26,119 average AGI) |
| to
Spokane County, WA
|
0.94% ($34,241) |
| to
Latah County, ID
|
0.39% ($26,833) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7
Births
per 1000 population in Benewah County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Benewah County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Benewah County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,663 (1,356 aged, 307 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 9,029
- In
family households: 7,815 (2,124 male householders, 428 female householders)
2,082
spouses, 2,725 children (2,344 natural, 69 adopted, 312 stepchildren), 136 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 70 other relatives, 156 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,214 (578 male householders (461 living alone)), 448 female householders (398 living alone)), 188 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 142 (127 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,257 2-persons, 494 3-persons, 441 4-persons, 210 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 859 1-person, 156 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
1,733 married couples with children.
494 single-parent households (194 men, 300 women).
96.6% of residents of Benewah County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $72,768,000 ($8121 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,858,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,733,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,156,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,207,000
Federal grants: $20,353,000
Federal procurement contracts: $801,000 ($253,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,519,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $78,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,872,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,792,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 612
| Here: |
66 per 1000 residents | | State: | 78
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 506
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: |
37 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +10
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -39
| Here: |
-4 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+43 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Benewah County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.20 millions of gallons per day (75% from ground, 25% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 109
- 1995
to 1998: 399
- 1990
to 1994: 331
- 1980
to 1989: 647
- 1970
to 1979: 1,012
- 1960
to 1969: 501
- 1950
to 1959: 239
- 1940
to 1949: 254
- 1939
or earlier: 746
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Benewah County, Idaho: |
- 1
room: 29
- 2
rooms: 90
- 3
rooms: 176
- 4
rooms: 428
- 5
rooms: 598
- 6
rooms: 537
- 7
rooms: 397
- 8
rooms: 297
- 9
or more rooms: 254
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Benewah County, Idaho: |
- 1
room: 21
- 2
rooms: 67
- 3
rooms: 145
- 4
rooms: 182
- 5
rooms: 139
- 6
rooms: 84
- 7
rooms: 100
- 8
rooms: 30
- 9
or more rooms: 6
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benewah County: |
- no
bedroom: 32
- 1
bedroom: 207
- 2
bedrooms: 823
- 3
bedrooms: 1,181
- 4
bedrooms: 398
- 5
or more bedrooms: 165
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Benewah County: |
- no
bedroom: 25
- 1
bedroom: 196
- 2
bedrooms: 239
- 3
bedrooms: 222
- 4
bedrooms: 79
- 5
or more bedrooms: 13
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Benewah County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 84
- 1
vehicle: 567
- 2
vehicles: 1,221
- 3
vehicles: 587
- 4
vehicles: 225
- 5
or more vehicles: 122
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Benewah County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 98
- 1
vehicle: 329
- 2
vehicles: 261
- 3
vehicles: 63
- 4
vehicles: 23
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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62% of Benewah County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Idaho.
| Benewah
County: |
61.9% | | State
average: |
50.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 3698
- Northeast:
213
- Midwest:
826
- South:
470
- West:
3864
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Wood
(36%)
- Electricity
(29%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(50%)
- Wood
(24%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 135
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 6
Benewah
County government finances in 2002:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $28,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $9,672,000
Solid Waste Management: $332,000
All Other: $269,000
Parks & Recreation: $77,000
- Construction
- General Public Buildings: $45,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $9,739,000
Regular Highways: $1,035,000
Police Protection: $589,000
Central Staff Services: $469,000
Solid Waste Management: $459,000
Financial Administration: $382,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $341,000
Corrections - Other: $314,000
General - Other: $241,000
Natural Resources - Other: $106,000
Parks & Recreation: $96,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $85,000
General Public Buildings: $71,000
Health Services - Other: $61,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $55,000
Air Transportation: $39,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $7,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $199,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $60,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,320,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,199,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $121,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $169,000
Special Assessments: $32,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $62,000
Police Protection: $42,000
Regular Highways: $15,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Health - Other: $3,000
Judicial: $2,000
Air Transportation: $1,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,948,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $900,000
General Support: $103,000
Public Welfare: $43,000
Education: $21,000
Health & Hospitals: $14,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,921,000
NEC: $121,000
Motor Vehicle License: $51,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $6,969,000
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