North Idaho Demographics
Taxes
The state of Idaho collects a state income tax and a sales tax of 6%. The Idaho sales and use tax has been in effect since 1965. Sales tax applies to the sale, rental, lease of tangible personal property and some services. Food is taxed but prescription drugs are not. Hotel, motel and campground accommodations are taxed at a higher rate, 7 to 11%. Corporate state tax is 8 percent of net taxable income. Motor vehicle taxes are levied on cars and trucks on a sliding scale, depending on vehicle year. Commercial vehicles are charged by gross weight up to 16,000 pounds.
North Idaho's Largest Employers
Benewah County
- Benewah Community Hospital
- Berg Integrated Systems
- Coeur d’Alene Tribe
- Jack A. Buell Trucking
- Peet Shoe Dryer
- Potlatch Corp.
- Stimson Lumber
- Valley Vista Care Center
Bonner County
- Bonner General Hospital
- Coldwater Creek
- Litehouse
- Panhandle State Bank
- Quest Aircraft
- Schweitzer Mountain Resort
- Unicep Packaging
- Wal-Mart
Boundary County
- Boundary Community Hospital
- Boundary Regional Community Health
- Boundary Trading Co.
- Elk Mountain Farms
- Idaho Educational Services
- Idaho Forest Group
- Kootenai River Inn & Casino
- U.S. Government
Kootenai County
- Center Partners Call Center
- Coeur d’Alene Resort
- Coeur d’Alene Casino
- Esterline Advanced Input Systems
- Kimball Office
- Kootenai Health
- North Idaho College
- U.S. Bank Call Center
Shoshone County
- Dave Smith Motors
- Galena Mine
- Lookout Pass Ski Area
- Lucky Friday Mine
- Shoshone Medical Center
- Silver Mountain Resort
- U.S. Forest Service
- Wal-Mart
Source:
Idaho Commerce & Labor
1221 W. Ironwood Drive, Suite 200
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814-2606
Ph: (208) 769-1558
labor.idaho.gov
Population
| 2000 | 2008 | |
| Panhandle | 178,333 | 211,870 |
| Benewah County |
9,171 | 9,352 |
| St.Maries | 2,652 | 2,657 |
| Plummer | 990 | 998 |
| Bonner County | 36,835 | 41,168 |
| Dover | 342 | 486 |
| Hope | 86 | 87 |
| Oldtown | 151 | 204 |
| Ponderay | 449 | 771 |
| Priest Lake | 510 | |
| Priest River | 1,800 | 1,925 |
| Sandpoint | 6,855 | 8,206 |
| Boundary County | 9,871 | 10,962 |
| Bonners Ferry | 2,515 | 2,723 |
| Moyie Springs | 656 | 728 |
| Kootenai County | 108,685 | 137,475 |
| Athol | 676 | 692 |
| Bayview | 296 | |
| Coeur d’Alene | 34,514 | 38,246 |
| Dalton Gardens | 2,278 | 2,382 |
| Fernan Lake | 186 | 185 |
| Harrison | 267 | 282 |
| Hauser | 668 | 705 |
| Hayden | 9,159 | 12,349 |
| Hayden Lake | 494 | 253 |
| Huetter | 105 | 98 |
| Post Falls | 17,247 | 24,515 |
| Rathdrum | 4,816 | 6,308 |
| Spirit Lake | 1,376 | 1,621 |
| Shoshone County | 13,771 | 12,913 |
| Kellogg | 2,395 | 2,296 |
| Mullan | 840 | 791 |
| Osburn | 1,545 | 1,459 |
| Pinehurst | 1,661 | 1,614 |
| Smelterville | 651 | 618 |
| Wallace | 960 | 907 |






