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Bonner County, Idaho

Bonner County had 53,955 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,733.2 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 44 in Idaho by population and 19th by land area.

Population
53,955
#8 of 44 in Idaho · #961 in US
Area
1,733.2 sq mi
#19 of 44 in Idaho · #344 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#14 of 44 in Idaho · #1,889 in US
Median household income
$68,030
#18 of 44 in Idaho · #1,128 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Bonner County within Idaho. Pin: Boise.

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Bonner County population, land area and income

Bonner County had 53,955 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,733.2 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 44 in Idaho by population and 19th by land area. That works out to 31.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Idaho has 15,019 residents, so Bonner County is 3.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,030 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

53,955

3144th1st

961st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,733 sq mi

3144th1st

344th of 3,144 (US)

Density

31.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1889th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,030

3143rd1st

1128th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Idaho (44)

Population

53,955

44th1st

8th of 44 (ID)

Land area

1,733 sq mi

44th1st

19th of 44 (ID)

Density

31.1 / sq mi

44th1st

14th of 44 (ID)

Median household income

$68,030

44th1st

18th of 44 (ID)

How Bonner County's population changed since 2020

Bonner County gained 6,544 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 13.8%. That ranks 4th of 44 in Idaho for growth. The median Idaho county changed by +7.2%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Bonner County recorded 1,925 births and 2,356 deaths, a natural change of -431. Net international migration added +482 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +6,848. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 6,848 people.

47.4k202049.6k202151.5k202252.7k202354.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,925
Deaths
2,356
Net international migration
+482
Net domestic migration
+6,848
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,246

Where Bonner County is

The Census internal point of Bonner County is at 48.324600, -116.627400. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades Idaho's 44 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bonner County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Madison County: +5.0%Idaho County: +8.0%Benewah County: +9.9%Gooding County: +3.4%Lincoln County: +8.2%Minidoka County: +4.7%Custer County: +7.7%Boundary County: +15.6%Lemhi County: +5.5%Twin Falls County: +6.8%Franklin County: +9.5%Oneida County: +9.0%Gem County: +13.4%Shoshone County: +6.6%Fremont County: +7.3%Clearwater County: +4.6%Kootenai County: +9.0%Cassia County: +4.9%Blaine County: +3.8%Clark County: +0.1%Jerome County: +7.4%Bonner County: +13.8%Elmore County: +3.7%Caribou County: +3.2%Bonneville County: +7.1%Jefferson County: +12.1%Power County: +6.3%Lewis County: +5.8%Nez Perce County: +1.7%Ada County: +7.5%Adams County: +12.9%Valley County: +7.9%Bingham County: +5.8%Bannock County: +4.3%Owyhee County: +6.2%Washington County: +9.3%Latah County: +6.4%Teton County: +10.2%Camas County: +15.0%Boise County: +12.0%Bear Lake County: +6.5%Butte County: +5.9%Canyon County: +14.5%Payette County: +8.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.7%
  2. < +6.4%
  3. < +7.7%
  4. < +9.9%
  5. ≥ +9.9%
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Orange pin: Bonner County internal point. Dark pin: Boise.

Internal point

Decimal
48.324600, -116.627400
DMS
48°19'28.56"N 116°37'38.64"W
UTM
11N 527619.5E 5352446.3N
Geohash
c2t4fj4x0
Plus code
85W589FF+R2

Towns in Bonner County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bonner County, 16,522 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bonner County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sandpoint with 10,444.

  1. 01Sandpoint10,444
  2. 02Ponderay2,011
  3. 03Priest River1,847
  4. 04Dover1,137
  5. 05Kootenai1,083
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bonner County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Bonner County, including 4 across a state line. The most populous is Spokane County, WA, with 555,947 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Boise and the nearest big city

Boise is 325.8 miles S of Bonner County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane Valley, WA (population 108,267), 53.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Sandpoint, ID (population 10,444), 4.3 miles away.

Bonner County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bonner County is 16017: state code 16 for Idaho plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,030.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bonner County, Idaho?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 53,955. That is up 6,544 people (13.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 47,411.

What is the FIPS code of Bonner County?

16017. The first two digits (16) are Idaho; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bonner County?

Sandpoint, with 10,444 residents inside Bonner County in 2024.

Which counties border Bonner County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Spokane County, WA; Kootenai County, ID; Lincoln County, MT; Pend Oreille County, WA; Shoshone County, ID; Boundary County, ID; Sanders County, MT.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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