Dalton Gardens

Population: 2,526
Median household income: $84,375
Median home value: $673,800

Dalton Gardens is a community in Kootenai County, Idaho, home to 2,526 residents. At $84,375, its median household income sits above Kootenai County's $77,034.

From 2019 to 2023, Dalton Gardens's population declined 10.2% from 2,812 to 2,526, while its median home value rose 68.9% from $399,000 to $673,800.

Owners occupy 74.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 54.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,526
Median age: 54.3 yrs
Median household income: $84,375
Median home value: $673,800
Median gross rent: $838
Housing units: 1,152
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8122,526

Median household income

$78,977$84,375

Median home value

$399,000$673,800

Median gross rent

$1,058$838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,812	$78,977	$399,000	$1,058
2020	2,773	$70,500	$423,000	$701
2021	2,492	$78,611	$452,200	$712
2022	2,510	$87,902	$581,700	$835
2023	2,526	$84,375	$673,800	$838

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6427.6%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	2.0%
5 to 17	380	15.0%
18 to 24	118	4.7%
25 to 34	131	5.2%
35 to 44	323	12.8%
45 to 54	287	11.4%
55 to 64	697	27.6%
65 to 74	345	13.7%
75 and over	195	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,302	91.1%
Black or African American	21	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	73	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	89	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	171	8.6%
High school graduate	488	24.7%
Some college or associate's	699	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	324	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	296	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	846	78.5%
Carpooled	74	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	46	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	100	9.3%
Other means	12	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	476	48.7%
15 to 29 min	305	31.2%
30 to 44 min	119	12.2%
45 to 59 min	55	5.6%
60+ min	23	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 4.2% (105 of 2,516)

	Count	Share
Family households	745	69.5%
Nonfamily households	327	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,072	93.1%
Vacant	80	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	800	74.6%
Renter-occupied	272	25.4%

1-unit, detached92.1%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,061	92.1%
1-unit, attached	7	0.6%
2 to 4 units	15	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	69	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1620350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 47.7334, -116.7679