Rathdrum vs Spirit Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Rathdrum and Spirit Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Rathdrum and Spirit Lake 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 1,768 in Spirit Lake). Rathdrum has the higher median household income ($86,431 vs $60,938 in Spirit Lake). Rathdrum has the higher median home value ($381,800 vs $380,800 in Spirit Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Rathdrum	Spirit Lake
Population	10,133	1,768
Median age	35.8 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$86,431	$60,938
Median home value	$381,800	$380,800
Median gross rent	$1,412	$1,003
Housing units	3,726	729
Homeownership rate	78.8%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rathdrum	Spirit Lake
Population	8,284 → 10,133 (+22.3%)	2,319 → 1,768 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$57,269 → $86,431 (+50.9%)	$47,277 → $60,938 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$220,900 → $381,800 (+72.8%)	$172,200 → $380,800 (+121.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,062 → $1,412 (+33.0%)	$854 → $1,003 (+17.4%)

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

Spirit Lake

Population

2,3191,768

Median household income

$47,277$60,938

Median home value

$172,200$380,800

Median gross rent

$854$1,003

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rathdrum	Spirit Lake
Under 5	7.9%	10.8%
5 to 17	17.5%	16.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.7%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.3%	16.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.4%
75 and over	4.8%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rathdrum	Spirit Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.9%
Two or more races	6.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rathdrum	Spirit Lake
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.3%
High school graduate	29.0%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rathdrum	Spirit Lake
Drove alone	79.1%	83.6%
Carpooled	7.9%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.4%	1.5%
Worked from home	7.2%	10.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rathdrum	Spirit Lake
1-unit, detached	82.7%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Rathdrum	Spirit Lake
Poverty rate	9.9%	7.8%
Average household size	2.85	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	2002	2003