Ponderay is a city of 1,534 people in Idaho. Owners hold 32% of the housing stock. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 896 people. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The average commute runs 10 minutes. Households here earn about 34% less than in Idaho as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,346, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 242%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ponderay
What changed most since 1990
Population435 → 1,534(+253%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants66.1% → 32.4%(−33.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$134,644 → $436,700(+224%)US over the same years: +67%
Ponderay's population equals 3.0% of Bonner County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.3% of the county's.
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)3%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47%(47)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 100 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
Ponderay, decade by decade
Ponderay 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
435
$45,001
$134,644
12.2%
19.4
2000
638
$50,739
$127,516
10.0%
7.3
2010
1,137
$34,166
$233,768
18.3%
19.6
2020
1,289
$44,088
$194,169
16.6%
22.7
2024
1,534
$51,346
$436,700
11.3%
48.2
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.
