Blanchard vs Ponderay

A side-by-side comparison of Blanchard and Ponderay: population, income, housing, and more.

Blanchard and Ponderay are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ponderay has the higher population (1,456 vs 625 in Blanchard). Blanchard has the higher median household income ($55,212 vs $50,119 in Ponderay). Ponderay has the higher median home value ($391,700 vs $282,500 in Blanchard).

Population, income & housing

	Blanchard	Ponderay
Population	625	1,456
Median age	66.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,212	$50,119
Median home value	$282,500	$391,700
Median gross rent	—	$988
Housing units	351	699
Homeownership rate	91.3%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.2%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blanchard	Ponderay
Population	201 → 625 (+210.9%)	1,098 → 1,456 (+32.6%)
Median household income	$40,877 → $55,212 (+35.1%)	$37,155 → $50,119 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$541,700 → $282,500 (-47.8%)	$161,800 → $391,700 (+142.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$771 → $988 (+28.1%)

Blanchard

Population

201625

Median household income

$40,877$55,212

Median home value

$541,700$282,500

Ponderay

Population

1,0981,456

Median household income

$37,155$50,119

Median home value

$161,800$391,700

Median gross rent

$771$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blanchard	Ponderay
Under 5	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	4.3%	7.7%
55 to 64	10.4%	16.7%
65 to 74	39.2%	13.0%
75 and over	17.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blanchard	Ponderay
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blanchard	Ponderay
No high school diploma	4.5%	9.2%
High school graduate	22.7%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	36.8%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blanchard	Ponderay
Drove alone	91.7%	65.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	6.2%
Walked	0.0%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	8.3%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blanchard	Ponderay
1-unit, detached	42.5%	29.0%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	36.2%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	25.5%
20 or more units	6.6%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Blanchard	Ponderay
Poverty rate	8.0%	19.2%
Average household size	1.93	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	—	10
Median year structure built	2001	1993