Clark Fork vs Priest River

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

Clark Fork and Priest River are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Priest River has the higher population (2,058 vs 981 in Clark Fork). Clark Fork has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $57,712 in Priest River). Priest River has the higher median home value ($271,500 vs $177,800 in Clark Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Clark Fork	Priest River
Population	981	2,058
Median age	40.4 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$57,712
Median home value	$177,800	$271,500
Median gross rent	$1,071	$748
Housing units	416	920
Homeownership rate	58.7%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clark Fork	Priest River
Population	506 → 981 (+93.9%)	1,923 → 2,058 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$26,293 → $60,625 (+130.6%)	$38,125 → $57,712 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $177,800 (+40.4%)	$153,300 → $271,500 (+77.1%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $1,071 (+46.9%)	$657 → $748 (+13.9%)

Clark Fork

Population

506981

Median household income

$26,293$60,625

Median home value

$126,600$177,800

Median gross rent

$729$1,071

Priest River

Population

1,9232,058

Median household income

$38,125$57,712

Median home value

$153,300$271,500

Median gross rent

$657$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clark Fork	Priest River
Under 5	5.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	16.8%	18.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	8.1%
35 to 44	21.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	16.1%
75 and over	4.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clark Fork	Priest River
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	86.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clark Fork	Priest River
No high school diploma	14.4%	10.2%
High school graduate	30.2%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clark Fork	Priest River
Drove alone	73.4%	78.1%
Carpooled	1.5%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	4.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	2.6%
Worked from home	15.3%	7.2%
Other means	3.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clark Fork	Priest River
1-unit, detached	73.6%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Clark Fork	Priest River
Poverty rate	22.6%	7.4%
Average household size	2.72	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1957	1973