Bonners Ferry

Population: 2,615
Median household income: $54,107
Median home value: $272,000

Bonners Ferry, a community in Boundary County, Idaho, has 2,615 residents. At $54,107, its median household income sits below Boundary County's $62,438.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bonners Ferry's population held roughly steady from 2,594 to 2,615, while its median home value rose 67.8% from $162,100 to $272,000.

18.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,615
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $54,107
Median home value: $272,000
Median gross rent: $1,043
Housing units: 1,066
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5942,615

Median household income

$32,000$54,107

Median home value

$162,100$272,000

Median gross rent

$477$1,043

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,594	$32,000	$162,100	$477
2020	2,639	$34,715	$173,500	$667
2021	2,495	$38,243	$193,800	$896
2022	2,558	$46,667	$199,500	$841
2023	2,615	$54,107	$272,000	$1,043

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	185	7.1%
5 to 17	377	14.4%
18 to 24	293	11.2%
25 to 34	350	13.4%
35 to 44	329	12.6%
45 to 54	409	15.6%
55 to 64	215	8.2%
65 to 74	310	11.9%
75 and over	147	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,192	83.8%
Black or African American	86	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.7%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.8%
Two or more races	127	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	172	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	152	8.6%
High school graduate	576	32.7%
Some college or associate's	715	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	226	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	91	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone64.2%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.6%

Bicycle2.9%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	807	64.2%
Carpooled	149	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	159	12.6%
Bicycle	36	2.9%
Worked from home	97	7.7%
Other means	9	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	659	56.8%
15 to 29 min	233	20.1%
30 to 44 min	109	9.4%
45 to 59 min	88	7.6%
60+ min	71	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 13.9% (349 of 2,502)

	Count	Share
Family households	512	53.2%
Nonfamily households	451	46.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	963	90.3%
Vacant	103	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	563	58.5%
Renter-occupied	400	41.5%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	763	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	138	12.9%
5 to 19 units	62	5.8%
20 or more units	29	2.7%
Mobile home & other	74	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1609370
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 48.6934, -116.3184

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