CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ponderay

Idaho · 435 residents · 2.93 sq mi

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Ponderay is home to 435 people in Idaho. There are 203 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 26% less than in Idaho as a whole. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $56,100. The poverty rate is 21.2%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

435

−32%vs 2000

vs 638 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−12%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.9%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.5%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(36)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(23)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243%(13)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(69)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(65)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(44)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(33)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(21)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,750

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,853 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,700

−43%vs 2000

vs $13,432 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,100

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$405

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $611 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

33.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(619)

Black0.5%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian1.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(401)

Black4.8%(21)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other3%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.3%(96)

Spaniard0.5%(8)

Asian origin

Thai1.3%(20)

Ancestry

German14.1%(217)

Irish13.6%(208)

English7.6%(116)

American7.1%(109)

Norwegian4.8%(74)

Polish3.3%(51)

French3.2%(49)

Scotch-Irish3.1%(47)

Italian2.2%(34)

Dutch1.8%(28)

Danish1.4%(22)

Swiss1.4%(22)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.4%(22)

Russian1.2%(18)

Brazilian1.1%(17)

Swedish1%(16)

Finnish0.9%(14)

Romanian0.5%(7)

British0.3%(4)

Portuguese0.3%(4)

Welsh0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.2%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 13.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49.5%(327)

Married34.8%(230)

Widowed3%(20)

Divorced12.6%(83)

Women 15+

Never married31.4%(217)

Married38.8%(268)

Widowed7.1%(49)

Divorced22.7%(157)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.4%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.8%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.4%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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