Ponderay

Population: 1,456
Median household income: $50,119
Median home value: $391,700

Ponderay, a community in Bonner County, Idaho, has 1,456 residents. At $50,119, its median household income sits below Bonner County's $65,168.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ponderay's population grew 32.6% from 1,098 to 1,456, while its median home value rose 142.1% from $161,800 to $391,700.

Owners occupy 30.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,456
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,119
Median home value: $391,700
Median gross rent: $988
Housing units: 699
Homeownership rate: 30.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0981,456

Median household income

$37,155$50,119

Median home value

$161,800$391,700

Median gross rent

$771$988

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,098	$37,155	$161,800	$771
2020	1,195	$36,375	$160,200	$794
2021	1,224	$38,968	$308,000	$865
2022	1,208	$42,670	$355,600	$899
2023	1,456	$50,119	$391,700	$988

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	4.4%
5 to 17	228	15.7%
18 to 24	150	10.3%
25 to 34	194	13.3%
35 to 44	188	12.9%
45 to 54	112	7.7%
55 to 64	243	16.7%
65 to 74	190	13.0%
75 and over	87	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,176	80.8%
Black or African American	88	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	1.0%
Two or more races	67	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	90	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate45.6%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	9.2%
High school graduate	462	45.6%
Some college or associate's	364	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	69	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	26	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone65.0%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit6.2%

Walked11.8%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	461	65.0%
Carpooled	84	11.8%
Public transit	44	6.2%
Walked	84	11.8%
Bicycle	4	0.6%
Worked from home	32	4.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	510	75.3%
15 to 29 min	161	23.8%
30 to 44 min	2	0.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	4	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 19.2% (279 of 1,452)

	Count	Share
Family households	296	50.2%
Nonfamily households	294	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	590	84.4%
Vacant	109	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	181	30.7%
Renter-occupied	409	69.3%

1-unit, detached29.0%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units25.5%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	203	29.0%
1-unit, attached	65	9.3%
2 to 4 units	66	9.4%
5 to 19 units	178	25.5%
20 or more units	36	5.2%
Mobile home & other	151	21.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1664450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.52 sq mi
Center point: 48.3048, -116.5366