Spirit Lake

Population: 1,768
Median household income: $60,938
Median home value: $380,800

Spirit Lake, a community in Kootenai County, Idaho, has 1,768 residents. Its median household income of $60,938 runs below the Kootenai County figure of $77,034.

Between 2019 and 2023, Spirit Lake's population declined 23.8% from 2,319 to 1,768, while its median home value rose 121.1% from $172,200 to $380,800.

83.6% of workers drive to work alone. 85.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,768
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $60,938
Median home value: $380,800
Median gross rent: $1,003
Housing units: 729
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3191,768

Median household income

$47,277$60,938

Median home value

$172,200$380,800

Median gross rent

$854$1,003

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,319	$47,277	$172,200	$854
2020	2,419	$47,434	$191,400	$925
2021	1,770	$54,226	$240,900	$953
2022	2,375	$61,625	$332,700	$1,071
2023	1,768	$60,938	$380,800	$1,003

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

Age distribution

Under 510.8%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	191	10.8%
5 to 17	295	16.7%
18 to 24	144	8.1%
25 to 34	235	13.3%
35 to 44	168	9.5%
45 to 54	196	11.1%
55 to 64	299	16.9%
65 to 74	184	10.4%
75 and over	56	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,529	86.5%
Black or African American	7	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	1.9%
Two or more races	39	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	152	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's45.8%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	6.3%
High school graduate	371	32.6%
Some college or associate's	521	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	135	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	39	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	633	83.6%
Carpooled	17	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.6%
Bicycle	11	1.5%
Worked from home	80	10.6%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	85	12.6%
15 to 29 min	129	19.1%
30 to 44 min	284	41.9%
45 to 59 min	100	14.8%
60+ min	79	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 7.8% (138 of 1,768)

	Count	Share
Family households	452	63.8%
Nonfamily households	257	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	709	97.3%
Vacant	20	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	608	85.8%
Renter-occupied	101	14.2%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	626	85.9%
1-unit, attached	10	1.4%
2 to 4 units	20	2.7%
5 to 19 units	21	2.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1676060
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.9658, -116.8698