Clark Fork vs Ponderay

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

Clark Fork 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 981 in Clark Fork). Clark Fork has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $50,119 in Ponderay). Ponderay has the higher median home value ($391,700 vs $177,800 in Clark Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Clark Fork	Ponderay
Population	981	1,456
Median age	40.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$50,119
Median home value	$177,800	$391,700
Median gross rent	$1,071	$988
Housing units	416	699
Homeownership rate	58.7%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clark Fork	Ponderay
Population	506 → 981 (+93.9%)	1,098 → 1,456 (+32.6%)
Median household income	$26,293 → $60,625 (+130.6%)	$37,155 → $50,119 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $177,800 (+40.4%)	$161,800 → $391,700 (+142.1%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $1,071 (+46.9%)	$771 → $988 (+28.1%)

Clark Fork

Population

506981

Median household income

$26,293$60,625

Median home value

$126,600$177,800

Median gross rent

$729$1,071

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)

	Clark Fork	Ponderay
Under 5	5.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	10.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	21.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	16.7%
65 to 74	11.7%	13.0%
75 and over	4.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clark Fork	Ponderay
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	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	2.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clark Fork	Ponderay
No high school diploma	14.4%	9.2%
High school graduate	30.2%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clark Fork	Ponderay
Drove alone	73.4%	65.0%
Carpooled	1.5%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	6.2%
Walked	4.1%	11.8%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.6%
Worked from home	15.3%	4.5%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clark Fork	Ponderay
1-unit, detached	73.6%	29.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	25.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Clark Fork	Ponderay
Poverty rate	22.6%	19.2%
Average household size	2.72	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	17	10
Median year structure built	1957	1993