Moving to Kootenai, Idaho
Population: 441. Estimated population in July 2024: 480 (+8.8% change)
Males: 220 (49.9%), Females: 221 (50.1%)
Bonner County
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $29,432
Median house value: $90,400
Population by Race
Races in Kootenai:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (30.8%), German (12.2%), Irish (7.9%), Dutch (4.3%), Scottish (3.6%), Norwegian (2.9%).
Elevation: 2117 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kootenai
- High school or higher: 82.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kootenai city
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 45.9%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 17.8%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +114 (+34.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kootenai:
- BONNER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; SANDPOINT, ID)
- BOUNDARY COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; BONNERS FERRY, ID)
- NEWPORT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; NEWPORT, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kootenai:
- COEUR D’ALENE AIR TERM (about 43 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Abbreviation: COE)
- SPOKANE INTL (about 86 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Abbreviation: GEG)
- FAIRCHILD AFB (about 93 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Abbreviation: SKA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kootenai:
- SANDPOINT (about 4 miles; SANDPOINT, ID; Abbreviation: SZT)
- LAKE PEND OREILLE (about 14 miles; GLENGARY, ID; Abbreviation: S96)
- HOLIDAY SHORES (about 17 miles; EAST HOPE, ID; Abbreviation: 2C9)
Amtrak station near Kootenai:
- 8 miles: SANDPOINT (RAILROAD AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kootenai:
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 48 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,860)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; CHENEY, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,852)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 102 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)
Public primary/middle school in Kootenai:
- KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 127; Location: 301 SPRAGUE STREET; Grades: KG – 04)