Kootenai County Indicators

INDICATORS

HOUSING

•5.1.1 Median Home Price •5.1.2 All Buyers Affordability Index •5.1.3 Homeownership Rates by Income •5.1.4 Owner-Occupied Vacancy Rate •5.1.5 Homeowners Paying 30%+ of Income on Shelter •5.1.6 Share of Homes in a Specified Price Range •5.1.7 Foreclosure Rates •5.1.8 Rental Vacancy Rate •5.1.9 Renters Paying 30%+ of Income on Shelter •5.1.10 Fair Market Rent (Studio/One Bedroom) •5.1.11 Fair Market Rent (Two/Three Bedrooms) •5.1.12 Income Needed (Studio/One Bedroom) •5.1.13 Annual Income Needed (Two/Three Bedrooms) •5.1.14 One-Day Count of Homeless Persons

TRANSPORTATION

•5.2.1 Alternative Modes of Commuter Transportation •5.2.2 Total Commuters & Average Time of Commute •5.2.3 Citylink Ridership

HOUSING/TRANSPORTATION

Shelter is a basic need essential to the human experience. Over the last decade, Kootenai County has experienced a dramatic cycle in housing. Today, this cycle has many consequences, including affordability, whether for home owners or renters. Other indicators in this category look at certain aspects of the county's housing market. The section concludes with three measures of the county’s transportation system.