Spirit Lake is home to 1,972 people in Idaho. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. The population is up 43% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,192, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 188%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Spirit Lake
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$92,163 → $436,600(+374%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate33.6% → 6.7%(−26.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population799 → 1,972(+147%)US over the same years: +35%
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)23.2%(54)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.7%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.1%(119)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 233 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
Spirit Lake, decade by decade
Spirit 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
799
$34,050
$92,163
8.5%
3.4
2000
1,376
$52,562
$151,380
9.7%
12.8
2010
1,945
$59,791
$229,740
10.9%
13.0
2020
2,337
$57,492
$231,984
16.8%
27.4
2024
1,972
$65,192
$436,600
15.4%
37.7
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.
