COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ponderay vs Sandpoint
PLACE A
Ponderay, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Sandpoint, Idaho
Ponderay is 81% smaller than Sandpoint. Sandpoint earns more, with a median household income $20,943 higher.
PONDERAYSANDPOINTDIFFERENCE
Total population2,02410,645−81% vs Sandpoint
Population density6902,489−1,799
Population growth13.4%17.3%−3.9 pts
Median age41.941.5+0.4
Male48.2%49.2%−1.0 pts
Female51.8%50.8%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born2.9%3.0%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.4%88.0%−10.6 pts
Black6.8%0.2%+6.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.0%5.7%+1.4 pts
Asian1.3%1.0%+0.3 pts
Other7.4%5.2%+2.3 pts
Median household income$51,346$72,289−$20,943
Per capita income$30,434$43,623−$13,189
Poverty rate14.6%14.6%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3910.508−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%36.6%−25.3 pts
Graduate degree3.3%12.4%−9.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%2.5%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation60.4%63.1%−2.7 pts
Median home value$436,700$465,600−$28,900
Median gross rent$1,099$1,125−$26
Owner-occupied32.4%57.5%−25.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.4%6.7%+7.7 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%51.8%−1.8 pts
Average commute10.014.0−4.0
Worked from home5.3%10.3%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work7.4%0.3%+7.1 pts
Uninsured17.4%8.9%+8.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025