Dalton Gardens vs Rathdrum

A side-by-side comparison of Dalton Gardens and Rathdrum: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rathdrum has the higher population (10,133 vs 2,526 in Dalton Gardens). Rathdrum has the higher median household income ($86,431 vs $84,375 in Dalton Gardens). Dalton Gardens has the higher median home value ($673,800 vs $381,800 in Rathdrum).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton Gardens	Rathdrum
Population	2,526	10,133
Median age	54.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$84,375	$86,431
Median home value	$673,800	$381,800
Median gross rent	$838	$1,412
Housing units	1,152	3,726
Homeownership rate	74.6%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton Gardens	Rathdrum
Population	2,812 → 2,526 (-10.2%)	8,284 → 10,133 (+22.3%)
Median household income	$78,977 → $84,375 (+6.8%)	$57,269 → $86,431 (+50.9%)
Median home value	$399,000 → $673,800 (+68.9%)	$220,900 → $381,800 (+72.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,058 → $838 (-20.8%)	$1,062 → $1,412 (+33.0%)

Dalton Gardens

Population

2,8122,526

Median household income

$78,977$84,375

Median home value

$399,000$673,800

Median gross rent

$1,058$838

Rathdrum

Population

8,28410,133

Median household income

$57,269$86,431

Median home value

$220,900$381,800

Median gross rent

$1,062$1,412

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton Gardens	Rathdrum
Under 5	2.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	15.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	4.7%	10.0%
25 to 34	5.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	27.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.8%
75 and over	7.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton Gardens	Rathdrum
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton Gardens	Rathdrum
No high school diploma	8.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	24.7%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton Gardens	Rathdrum
Drove alone	78.5%	79.1%
Carpooled	6.9%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	9.3%	7.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton Gardens	Rathdrum
1-unit, detached	92.1%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Dalton Gardens	Rathdrum
Poverty rate	4.2%	9.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1973	2002