Idaho / AIANNHCE 0705 / Federally-recognized area

Coeur d'Alene

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

72.2%25/3 availability

42.1%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

14Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Coeur d'Alene within Idaho, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Coeur d'Alene Reservation in Idaho is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 524 square miles of land plus roughly 12.6 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 14 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 5,982 service locations, and current service levels of 72.2% at 25/3 Mbps, 42.1% at 100/20, and 3.6% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in Idaho are associated with Coeur d'Alene, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.cdatribe-nsn.gov

Coeur d'Alene Tribal families shared in the burden of war alongside the United States and her Allies. 1909 For a time the Coeur d'Alene Tribe was fortunate. 2001 The Coeur d'Alene Tribe has ownership of the lower third of Lake Coeur d'Alene. Look for Employment Opportunities across the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The Tribe gains a reputation for being shrewd in their trading practices, gaining them the nickname of Coeur d'Alene's (Heart of the Awl). The Environmental Protection Agency rules that the tribe may set its own water-quality standards on its portion of Lake Coeur d'Alene. Grant established the original boundaries of the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, totaling more than 500,000 acres. In the tribe’s own ancient language, it is called Schitsu’umsh, meaning “Those who were found here” or “The discovered people”.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	7,743	7,766	8,068	7,952	7,498	8,051
Households	2,889	3,052	3,000	3,054	2,981	3,144
Median age	45.8	47.7	46.6	45.6	45.6	46.9
Male / Female	51.6% / 48.4%	52.3% / 47.7%	53.2% / 46.8%	53.1% / 46.9%	53.1% / 46.9%	51.7% / 48.3%
Avg. household size	2.68	2.54	2.69	2.60	2.51	2.56
Pop. density (per sq mi)	14.8	14.8	15.4	15.2	14.3	15.4
HH density (per sq mi)	5.5	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.7	6.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$49,317	$49,787	$53,346	$57,222	$61,185	$66,653
Per capita income	$26,804	$29,160	$30,281	$33,568	$36,971	$37,375
Poverty rate	17.1%	13.1%	14.5%	13.9%	13.1%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.5%	4.7%	4.5%	4.2%	3.9%
HS diploma or higher	63.7%	65.6%	65.4%	66.0%	66.2%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	20.4%	20.0%	21.6%	23.7%	23.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	13.3 Mbps	1.8 Mbps
2019Q2	52.7 Mbps	9.6 Mbps
2019Q3	52.6 Mbps	8.0 Mbps
2019Q4	57.6 Mbps	6.1 Mbps
2020Q1	58.8 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2020Q2	67.1 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2020Q3	49.5 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2020Q4	34.5 Mbps	8.6 Mbps
2021Q1	48.1 Mbps	8.1 Mbps
2021Q2	94.4 Mbps	13.2 Mbps
2021Q3	66.8 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2021Q4	68.4 Mbps	13.6 Mbps
2022Q1	64.3 Mbps	13.9 Mbps
2022Q2	83.7 Mbps	12.0 Mbps
2022Q3	76.6 Mbps	11.1 Mbps
2022Q4	70.7 Mbps	11.5 Mbps
2023Q1	75.0 Mbps	14.2 Mbps
2023Q2	102.1 Mbps	12.6 Mbps
2023Q3	110.7 Mbps	11.0 Mbps
2023Q4	124.4 Mbps	13.6 Mbps
2024Q1	84.8 Mbps	15.0 Mbps
2024Q2	117.4 Mbps	13.0 Mbps
2024Q3	121.9 Mbps	12.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	50.7%	0.2%	0.2%
2016	40.6%	32.4%	0.0%
2017	65.8%	34.6%	0.0%
2018	62.8%	38.0%	0.0%
2019	78.8%	5.1%	0.0%
2020	99.3%	29.1%	0.0%
2021	98.2%	28.4%	5.6%
2022	65.1%	22.3%	1.1%
2023	73.3%	31.6%	1.5%
2024	72.2%	42.1%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	27.9%	36.2%
2018	30.6%	39.1%
2019	35.9%	47.1%
2020	39.9%	49.1%
2021	41.9%	58.1%
2022	41.5%	61.7%
2023	43.3%	69.1%
2024	44.4%	68.5%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	72.2%
100/20 Mbps	42.1%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	72.2%	92%
100/20 Mbps	42.1%	85%
Adoption	44.4%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	14
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	5,982

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Charter Communications	AT&T Inc.
Altice USA	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
First Step Internet, LLC	Inland Cellular Telephone Company
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Wired or Wireless, Inc.	—
Newmax, LLC	—
MiFiber Holding, LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Cascades Digital Forensics LLC	—
Red Spectrum Communications LLC	—
Northwest Fiber, LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	5.6%
Fiber	27.1%	27.1%	27.1%	5.6%
Cable	14.4%	8.4%	8.4%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	89.6%	21.7%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	85.3%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	63.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	53.9%
Total area (sq mi)	1,500.356

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	91.8	84.8	84.8	2.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	30.9	0.0	0.0
All Wired	66.5	31.9	20.6	20.2	7.9	0.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.1	66.8	64.4	20.5	7.9	0.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	42.3	7.9	0.6
Any Terrestrial	97.0	87.4	86.0	21.5	7.9	0.6
Cable	11.8	11.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	24.6	24.6	20.2	20.2	7.9	0.6
Copper	54.4	8.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	1.1	0.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	83.3	57.3	57.3	0.7	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	30.9	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	84.8	84.8	80.6	1.6	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	84.5	83.9	83.9	1.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	69.5	39.6	29.0	28.5	7.8	0.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.3	70.0	67.9	29.1	7.8	0.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.8	0.6
Any Terrestrial	93.0	86.4	85.0	29.5	7.8	0.6
Cable	13.1	13.1	7.3	7.3	7.3	0.0
Cable/Fiber	33.9	33.9	28.5	28.5	7.8	0.6
Copper	52.0	8.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	21.2	21.2	21.2	21.2	0.6	0.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	59.8	57.5	57.5	0.5	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	83.8	83.8	79.9	0.5	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	88.5	85.2	85.2	13.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	69.0	40.3	29.2	28.8	7.8	0.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	88.0	74.5	72.9	30.7	7.8	0.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.8	0.5
Any Terrestrial	94.0	87.3	86.2	42.2	7.8	0.5
Cable	13.7	13.7	7.2	7.2	7.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	34.8	34.8	28.8	28.8	7.8	0.5
Copper	50.3	7.5	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	21.6	21.6	21.6	21.6	0.5	0.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	73.6	65.9	65.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	84.9	84.9	84.9	13.7	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	91.6	89.4	89.4	14.7	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	45.3	45.3	30.3	29.4	7.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.1	75.3	72.0	29.6	7.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.2
Any Terrestrial	93.3	91.9	90.3	43.3	7.2
Cable	13.7	13.7	7.2	7.2	7.2
Cable/Fiber	35.9	35.9	29.4	29.4	7.2
Copper	12.9	12.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
Fiber	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	69.2	62.5	62.5	0.1	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	89.3	89.3	89.3	14.7	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	90.7	87.8	87.8	16.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	45.5	45.5	33.5	32.7	10.3	3.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.9	71.8	68.1	41.5	10.3	3.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	10.3	3.0
Any Terrestrial	93.6	91.5	89.8	43.7	10.3	3.0
Cable	13.4	13.4	7.2	7.2	7.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	36.0	36.0	32.7	32.7	10.3	3.0
Copper	13.1	13.1	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.4	3.0	3.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.0	51.5	51.5	11.9	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	66.8	66.8	66.8	4.1	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	92.0	89.6	89.6	21.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	45.7	45.7	37.4	35.4	35.4	5.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	72.6	65.7	61.8	45.4	35.4	5.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.6
Any Terrestrial	94.5	92.7	91.4	48.4	35.4	5.6
Cable	14.4	14.4	14.4	8.4	8.4	0.0
Cable/Fiber	36.5	36.5	36.5	35.4	35.4	5.6
Copper	11.6	11.6	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	27.1	27.1	27.1	27.1	27.1	5.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	52.9	39.1	39.1	15.8	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	66.5	66.5	66.5	6.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.