COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sandpoint vs Post Falls
PLACE A
Sandpoint, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Post Falls, Idaho
Sandpoint is 77% smaller than Post Falls. Post Falls earns more, with a median household income $9,894 higher. Post Falls has grown faster since 2000 (40% vs 17%).
SANDPOINTPOST FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population10,64546,715−77% vs Post Falls
Population density2,4892,519−30
Population growth17.3%39.6%−22.3 pts
Median age41.535.0+6.5
Male49.2%49.5%−0.3 pts
Female50.8%50.5%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born3.0%2.1%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.0%84.4%+3.6 pts
Black0.2%0.2%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.7%7.1%−1.4 pts
Asian1.0%0.6%+0.4 pts
Other5.2%7.8%−2.6 pts
Median household income$72,289$82,183−$9,894
Per capita income$43,623$35,254+$8,369
Poverty rate14.6%11.1%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.392+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%25.3%+11.2 pts
Graduate degree12.4%5.6%+6.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%3.3%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation63.1%64.1%−1.0 pts
Median home value$465,600$477,400−$11,800
Median gross rent$1,125$1,469−$344
Owner-occupied57.5%64.1%−6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%5.1%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households51.8%48.8%+2.9 pts
Average commute14.024.1−10.2
Worked from home10.3%12.7%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.0%−0.6 pts
Uninsured8.9%9.4%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025