Montpelier

Population: 2,681
Median household income: $52,212
Median home value: $185,600

Montpelier is a community in Bear Lake County, Idaho, home to 2,681 residents. At $52,212, its median household income sits below Bear Lake County's $67,304.

Between 2019 and 2023, Montpelier's population grew 6.5% from 2,518 to 2,681, while its median home value rose 59.3% from $116,500 to $185,600.

16.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,681
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,212
Median home value: $185,600
Median gross rent: $639
Housing units: 1,166
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5182,681

Median household income

$42,447$52,212

Median home value

$116,500$185,600

Median gross rent

$552$639

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,518	$42,447	$116,500	$552
2020	2,512	$44,479	$115,600	$560
2021	2,610	$46,786	$114,800	$567
2022	2,649	$50,668	$158,000	$610
2023	2,681	$52,212	$185,600	$639

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	218	8.1%
5 to 17	518	19.3%
18 to 24	263	9.8%
25 to 34	315	11.7%
35 to 44	286	10.7%
45 to 54	332	12.4%
55 to 64	266	9.9%
65 to 74	268	10.0%
75 and over	215	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,461	91.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	60	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	150	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	208	12.4%
High school graduate	655	38.9%
Some college or associate's	550	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	173	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	96	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	828	75.1%
Carpooled	174	15.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	2.8%
Bicycle	6	0.5%
Worked from home	64	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	601	57.8%
15 to 29 min	61	5.9%
30 to 44 min	77	7.4%
45 to 59 min	121	11.6%
60+ min	179	17.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 13.4% (351 of 2,623)

	Count	Share
Family households	631	63.7%
Nonfamily households	360	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	991	85.0%
Vacant	175	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	785	79.2%
Renter-occupied	206	20.8%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,012	86.8%
1-unit, attached	7	0.6%
2 to 4 units	23	2.0%
5 to 19 units	29	2.5%
20 or more units	39	3.3%
Mobile home & other	56	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1653920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3260, -111.2988