Kootenai County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 1,245.1 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 110.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 207.6%. On the 2000 census form, 98.4% of the population reported only one race, with 0.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.60 persons compared to an average family size of 3.03 persons. In 2008 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $24,864. Per capita income grew by 16.2% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2008) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	137,475	442	Covered Employment	56,280	430
Growth (%) since 1990	97.0%	82	Avg wage per job	$31,289	1612
Households (2000)	41,308	488	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	8.4%	1821
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	71,036	437	Avg wage per job	$36,833	1604
Unemployment Rate (2008)	5.6	1517	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	1.6%	1885
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$30,719	1186	Avg wage per job	$33,200	2504
Median Household Income (2007)	$46,724	841	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	10.2%	1213
Poverty Rate (2007)	11.3	2203	Avg wage per job	$31,502	1177
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	87.3	324	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	4.0%	466
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	19.1	802	Avg wage per job	$44,163	708