Potlatch is home to 922 people in Idaho. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 1%. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Density works out to 1,983 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $244,200, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,607, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Potlatch
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$82,562 → $244,200(+196%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants73.2% → 86.3%(+13.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share97.7% → 90.2%(−7.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Potlatch's population equals 2.2% of Latah County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.6% 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)25%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era67.9%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 28 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
Potlatch, decade by decade
Potlatch 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
831
$53,502
$82,562
8.7%
5.6
2000
791
$51,045
$133,345
20.2%
8.6
2010
804
$54,053
$170,471
19.4%
10.8
2020
763
$63,969
$203,865
20.9%
20.0
2024
922
$76,607
$244,200
25.4%
22.6
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.
