The population of Benewah county is estimated at 9,022. In 2017 there were 106 births and 113 deaths in Benewah county. Benewah county has 1,483 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,459 that are owned free and clear and 895 that are renter occupied.

  The good residents of Benewah County filed 3,940 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.5% of all Idaho filings and 0.003% of the entire nation. Benewah had a combined total federal tax liability of $20,008,000 on earned income of $168,731,000. Other notable statistics from Benewah County were 370 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,256,000 and 470 charitable contributions valued at $2,141,000. 640 filings from Benewah County paid a combined total of $1,359,000 in property taxes and 540 filings paid $3,438,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Benewah county had 22 religious congregations with an estimated 5,689 members.
14.1% of the Benewah population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 13.7% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 46% of Benewah County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 308 votes.
At $43,570 the median income is 83.3% of the Idaho average. An estimated 221 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Benewah, the equivalant of around 5.5% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 5.9%.

Top 15 Industries in Benewah County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
548	Manufacturing
391	Health care and social assistance
286	Retail trade
224	Transportation and warehousing
213	Specialized freight trucking
206	Local agricultural products trucking without storage
154	Food services and drinking places
132	Restaurants and other eating places
100	Grocery stores
100	Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores
81	Limited-service restaurants
55	Finance and insurance
45	Repair and maintenance
42	Credit intermediation and related activities
38	Gasoline stations

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