COMPARING TWO PLACES
Barstow vs Sandpoint
PLACE A
Barstow, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sandpoint, Idaho
Barstow is 98% smaller than Sandpoint. Sandpoint earns more, with a median household income $19,107 higher. Sandpoint has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -24%).
BARSTOWSANDPOINTDIFFERENCE
Total population25210,645−98% vs Sandpoint
Population density3842,489−2,105
Population growth-24.1%17.3%−41.4 pts
Median age45.141.5+3.6
Male60.1%49.2%+10.9 pts
Female39.9%50.8%−10.9 pts
Foreign-born10.1%3.0%+7.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.0%88.0%−83.9 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino96.0%5.7%+90.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Median household income$53,182$72,289−$19,107
Per capita income$35,079$43,623−$8,544
Poverty rate4.0%14.6%−10.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.508−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher1.6%36.6%−34.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.4%−12.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation61.3%63.1%−1.8 pts
Median home value$180,800$465,600−$284,800
Median gross rent$744$1,125−$381
Owner-occupied94.6%57.5%+37.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.8%6.7%+31.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.8%−51.8 pts
Average commute26.414.0+12.5
Worked from home0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured12.1%8.9%+3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025