Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety83#155/924
Economy93#68/925
Housing19#753/925
Health83#161/925
Healthcare51#455/923
Environment17#761/917
Education79#192/925
Infrastructure85#135/925
Community74#241/925
Leisure & amenities84#147/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

New business applications · high23.1 /1k
96/100Idaho 16.4 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Preventable hospital stays · low1,450 /100k
96/100Idaho 1,575 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Physical inactivity · low18.4%
95/100Idaho 23.5%United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
New homes permitted · high10.3 /1k
95/100Idaho 9.2 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Loneliness · low30.2%
95/100Idaho 29.7%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Gyms and fitness centers · high1.9 /10k
94/100Idaho 1.6 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high10.0 µg/m³
1/100Idaho 8.2 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Drought exposure · high99%
3/100Idaho 73%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Home price to income ratio · high6.3×
5/100Idaho 5.4×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Cost of buying a home today · high48.6%
6/100Idaho 39.6%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Suicide rate · high24.9 /100k
14/100Idaho 20.4 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Distance to an emergency room · high10.1 mi
16/100Idaho 8.4 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
172,797 (2020) → 191,864 (2025)
+11%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
65% (2021) → 99% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+34 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Suicide rateWorsening
13.3 /100k (2021) → 24.9 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+87%5 yearsUS 14.5 /100k → 14.1 /100k
Hot daysWorsening
6 days (2011-2020) → 11 days (2016-2025)
+84%5 yearsUS 41 days → 42 days
New business applicationsImproving
13.5 /1k (2020) → 23.1 /1k (2025)
+72%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Property crime rateImproving
1,346 /100k (2020) → 671 /100k (2025)
−50%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area improved on 18 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 6 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved18

Weekly wage+33%$853 → $1,137
Household income+43%$57,242 → $81,861
Grocery stores+20%1.0 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Child poverty−6.7 points17.7% → 11.0%
Bachelor's++4.8 points25.2% → 30.0%

Declined2

Libraries−30%0.6 /10k → 0.4 /10k
Price / income+1.8×4.5× → 6.3×

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	6.0 /10k2020	7.7 /10k2025	+29%	Improved	86%
Average commute time	21.9 min2015-2019	22.8 min2020-2024	+0.9 min	Within the margin of error	33%
Average weekly wage	$8532020	$1,1372025	+33%	Improved	98%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%2015-2019	30.0%2020-2024	+4.8 points	Improved	89%
Broadband subscriptions	84.2%2015-2019	92.2%2020-2024	+8 points	Improved	39%
Child poverty rate	17.7%2015-2019	11.0%2020-2024	−6.7 points	Improved	86%
Distance to an airport	34 mi2020	34 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	17.4 /100k2020	16.8 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−3.4%	Little change	31%
Effective property tax rate	0.65%2015-2019	0.41%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	82%
Firearm deaths	16.8 /100k2020	15.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−6.5%	Improved	60%
Grocery stores	1.0 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	+20%	Improved	89%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.6 /10k2020	1.9 /10k2025	+16%	Improved	66%
High school diploma or higher	93.2%2015-2019	94.7%2020-2024	+1.6 points	Within the margin of error	48%
Home price to income ratio	4.5×2015-2019	6.3×2020-2024	+1.8×	Declined	1%
Homicide rate	2.8 /100k2020	2.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−7.1%	Improved	28%
Income adjusted for local prices	$52,7572019	$67,9752024	+29%	Improved	28%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4282015-2019	0.4302020-2024	+0.003	Within the margin of error	45%
Median household income	$57,2422015-2019	$81,8612020-2024	+43%	Improved	98%
New business applications	13.5 /1k2020	23.1 /1k2025	+72%	Improved	81%
Pharmacies	1.1 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	+4.3%	Little change	83%
Poverty rate	11.7%2015-2019	9.0%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Improved	83%
Property crime rate	1,346 /100k2020	671 /100k2025	−50%	Improved	85%
Public libraries	0.6 /10k2019	0.4 /10k2024	−30%	Declined	1%
Rent as share of income	29.3%2015-2019	31.3%2020-2024	+2 points	Within the margin of error	21%
Rent-burdened households	48.3%2015-2019	53.1%2020-2024	+4.8 points	Within the margin of error	18%
Restaurants and bars	9.4 /10k2020	10.6 /10k2025	+13%	Improved	85%
Suicide rate	26.0 /100k2020	24.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−4.2%	Little change	69%
Traffic deaths	9.9 /100k2015-2019	8.4 /100k2020-2024	−16%	Improved	83%
Unemployment rate	7.1%2020	4.5%2025	−2.6 points	Improved	37%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	11.8%2015-2019	11.6%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	50%
Violent crime rate	263 /100k2020	174 /100k2025	−34%	Improved	80%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area itself moved +2.5 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

181,996 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

71,172 households (±810)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area
United States share

Under $25k12%8,766
$25k–50k16%11,552
$50k–75k17%12,401

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

71,172 households (±810)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area
United States share

Own71%50,734
Rent29%20,438

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

83,799 workers (±1,580)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area
United States share

Drive alone74%61,943
Carpool7.9%6,590
Public transit0.3%†258

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Coeur d'Alene, ID employ 18,290 people. 6 pay a median above the US median and 4 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Coeur d'Alene, ID by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,680 jobs	2,680	$30,080US $31,200	−4%	1.5×
Retail Salespersons2,340 jobs	2,340	$37,010US $35,410	+5%	1.29×
General and Operations Managers2,220 jobs	2,220	$80,270US $105,770	−24%	1.37×
Registered Nurses2,060 jobs	2,060	$98,910US $97,550	+1%	1.31×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,770 jobs	1,770	$37,160US $35,800	+4%	0.88×
Office Clerks, General1,620 jobs	1,620	$46,440US $45,010	+3%	1.41×
Cashiers1,580 jobs	1,580	$35,020US $32,880	+7%	1.1×
Customer Service Representatives1,380 jobs	1,380	$43,750US $44,770	−2%	1.14×
Waiters and Waitresses1,370 jobs	1,370	$31,300US $35,230	−11%	1.3×
Stockers and Order Fillers1,270 jobs	1,270	$38,240US $37,330	+2%	0.96×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Coeur d'Alene, ID.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Coeur d'Alene, ID has 6,221 employer establishments, 336 for every 10,000 residents (1.35× the US rate of 248), with 64,571 paid employees at an average annual pay of $53,411. The Census Bureau also counts 17,594 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 6,221; 17,594 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 336; US 248
Paid employees: 64,571
Average annual pay: $53,411; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Coeur d'Alene, ID by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	779	42.1	2.72×More than typical	5,452	$62,765	1,541
Ambulatory health care services	511	27.6	1.32×More than typical	5,934	$70,907	789
Lessors of real estate	457	24.7	2.00×More than typical	1,008	$51,041	2,385
Restaurants and other eating places	375	20.2	1.10×About typical	6,602	$23,439	46
Construction of buildings	341	18.4	2.43×More than typical	1,510	$63,703	762
Real estate agents and brokers	247	13.3	2.74×More than typical	315	$62,994	777
Services to buildings and dwellings	220	11.9	1.76×More than typical	1,492	$44,394	911
Offices of other health practitioners	214	11.6	1.90×More than typical	982	$47,062	484
Building equipment contractors	213	11.5	1.91×More than typical	2,017	$65,618	207
Building finishing contractors	199	10.7	2.83×More than typical	1,168	$58,391	465
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	193	10.4	3.31×More than typical	961	$55,809	228
Other specialty trade contractors	174	9.4	3.74×More than typical	1,306	$67,391	641

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County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 185,218 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $29.1M on contracts performed in Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area: $151 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $29.1M; −60% vs FY2025
Per resident: $151; US $1,994
Sole-source: 14%; US 30%
Single offer: 55%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Forest Service$17.1M59%
Department of the Navy$9.6M33%
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$3M10%
Federal Aviation Administration$1.5M5.0%
Defense Logistics Agency$1M3.5%
National Institute of Standards and Technology$648.7K2.2%
Department of the Air Force$616.1K2.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs$574.9K2.0%

Top recipients

GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$7.3M25%
PORT OF HOPE CENTERS, INC.$3M10%
RAYCAP, INC$1.4M4.9%
HILLCREST AIRCRAFT COMPANY$1.4M4.8%
STRIKE FIGHTER CONSULTING INC$1.4M4.8%

Spending by fiscal year

289.4MFY2017
45.8MFY2018
262.9MFY2019
574.3MFY2020
572.9MFY2021
37.7MFY2022
70.8MFY2023
66.3M

Top industries (NAICS)

Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$9.5M33%
Support activities for forestry · 1153$7M24%
Other residential care facilities · 6239$3M10%
Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$1.8M6.3%
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing · 3359$1.4M5.0%
Nonscheduled air transportation · 4812$1.4M

Largest awards

PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND LOGISTICS AT THE ACOUSTIC RESEARCH DETACHMENT (ARD) IN BAYVIEW, ID.$41.8M
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Kootenai County, ID· Research & development· Jan 29, 2021 – Apr 2, 2026· N0016721F3000
1 OZ UPSET SILVER - WEST POINT$18.9M
SUNSHINE MINTING INC· Kootenai County, ID· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 26, 2025 – Aug 28, 2026· 2031JG25F60015
CF3D MULTIYEAR DEVELOPMENT FOR HYPERSONIC STRUCTURAL MATERIALS$13.4M
CONTINUOUS COMPOSITES INC.· Kootenai County, ID· Research & development· May 3, 2024 – Jan 8, 2026· FA239424CB018

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.4B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area: $7,073 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $1.4B; −2.3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,073; US $12,955
Loan face value: $119.9M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.2%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$920.4M68%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$163.5M12%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$89.9M6.6%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$66M4.9%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$17.4M1.3%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$16.9M1.2%
20.327 · Railroad Crossing Elimination$14.4M1.1%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$10.5M0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF$24.2M1.8%
GARDEN CITY, ID
LAKES HIGHWAY DIST$14.4M1.1%
HAYDEN, ID
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE$7.2M0.5%
COEUR D ALENE, ID
DIRNE HEALTH CENTERS, INC.$4.8M0.4%
COEUR D ALENE, ID
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH GAME$3.7M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$1.1B81%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$184M14%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$24.5M1.8%
Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration$14.4M1.1%
Department of Transportation
Railroad Retirement Board

Assistance by fiscal year

1BFY2021
1.1BFY2022
1.1BFY2023
1.3BFY2024
1.4BFY2025
1.4BFY2026

County aggregates

95%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Kootenai CountyCentral county79191,864

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Coeur d'AlenePrincipal city56,447

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Idaho

Areas based in Idaho, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Trends

What changed in five years

Improved18

Declined2

Metro and micro areas like Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

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Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

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Improved18

Declined2

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