Benewah County

Benewah County has 10,142 residents across 5 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $59,794, 23% below the Idaho figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $293,500, and 20% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

10,142residentsACS 2020–2024

$59,794median household incomeIdaho: $78K

$293,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

84%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Benewah County in IdahoZIP codes in Benewah County highlighted; the rest of Idaho in grey

Map of Idaho with Benewah County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 5 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
83824	452	$53K	$337K	72%	32%	88%	33 min
83851	2,113	$57K	$251K	67%	14%	76%	24 min
83861	7,275	$66K	$308K	76%	22%	86%	27 min
83866	352	$32K	$271K	66%	0%	91%	27 min
83870	421	$51K	$486K	77%	27%	87%	36 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

10,142 residents in 4,072 households, next to the Idaho figure.

22%

under 18

17%

aged 18–34

24%

aged 65 and over

30%

of households are people living alone

54%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

4,757 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $293,500 (±$19,622).

73%

of households own their home

71%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

18%

are mobile homes

14%

of housing units are vacant

$875

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20196%

2000–200910%

1990–199914%

1980–198917%

1970–197923%

1960–19699%

1950–19596%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier13%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$5,083.

$59,794

median household income

12.9%

of people live below the poverty line

3.7%

unemployment rate

20%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

18%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

84%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates