Post Falls

Population: 41,716
Median household income: $73,313
Median home value: $425,100

Post Falls is a community in Kootenai County, Idaho, home to 41,716 residents. Its median household income of $73,313 runs below the Kootenai County figure of $77,034.

Between 2019 and 2023, Post Falls's population grew 25.6% from 33,225 to 41,716, while its median home value rose 94.9% from $218,100 to $425,100.

Households average 2.73 people. The median gross rent is $1,313.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,716
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $73,313
Median home value: $425,100
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 15,858
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,22541,716

Median household income

$54,021$73,313

Median home value

$218,100$425,100

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,225	$54,021	$218,100	$1,013
2020	34,971	$62,033	$246,400	$1,049
2021	38,162	$65,592	$286,800	$1,098
2022	40,002	$71,042	$368,600	$1,186
2023	41,716	$73,313	$425,100	$1,313

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,510	8.4%
5 to 17	7,801	18.7%
18 to 24	3,427	8.2%
25 to 34	6,375	15.3%
35 to 44	5,929	14.2%
45 to 54	4,265	10.2%
55 to 64	4,475	10.7%
65 to 74	3,777	9.1%
75 and over	2,157	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,226	84.4%
Black or African American	129	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	400	1.0%
Asian	258	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	2,927	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,770	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's41.8%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,718	6.4%
High school graduate	7,665	28.4%
Some college or associate's	11,272	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,911	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,412	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,435	77.4%
Carpooled	1,591	8.5%
Public transit	230	1.2%
Walked	162	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,137	11.5%
Other means	95	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,576	27.7%
15 to 29 min	7,849	47.5%
30 to 44 min	2,554	15.5%
45 to 59 min	993	6.0%
60+ min	541	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 13.0% (5,356 of 41,129)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,161	67.0%
Nonfamily households	5,004	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,165	95.6%
Vacant	693	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,014	66.0%
Renter-occupied	5,151	34.0%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,078	69.9%
1-unit, attached	270	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,272	8.0%
5 to 19 units	1,421	9.0%
20 or more units	906	5.7%
Mobile home & other	911	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1664810
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 47.7256, -116.9442