With 834 people, Hayden Lake is a city in Idaho. At a median age of 53.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 340 people. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $792,700. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,750, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hayden Lake
What changed most since 1990
Population294 → 834(+184%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.6% → 92.1%(−6.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$372,251 → $792,700(+113%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.2%(29)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.9%(31)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.8%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 74 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hayden Lake, decade by decade
Hayden Lake population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
294
$75,002
$372,251
36.6%
3.4
2000
494
$120,034
$392,567
40.8%
3.0
2010
574
$86,219
$667,641
46.6%
11.4
2020
649
$101,811
$648,198
49.8%
19.5
2024
834
$108,750
$792,700
45.8%
18.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
