Bonners Ferry, ID

Census Place

2024 Population

2,669

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.5

3.58% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.4%

4.04% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$52,500

2.97% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$281,400

Population & Diversity

Bonners Ferry, ID is home to a population of 2.67k people, from which 96.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.86% of Bonners Ferry, ID residents were born outside of the country (103 people).

In 2024, there were 25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.25k people) in Bonners Ferry, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 90 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 74 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%

2024 Citizenship

93.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Bonners Ferry, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bonners Ferry, ID was 93.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bonners Ferry, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bonners Ferry, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.25k ± 157
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
90 ± 86
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
74 ± 89

6.52%

Hispanic Population

174 people

6.52% of the people in Bonners Ferry, ID are hispanic (174 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bonners Ferry, ID as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Idaho.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
54,768 ± 5,664 people
Canada
6,434 ± 1,966 people
Philippines
2,796 ± 1,297 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 54,768 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 6,434 and Philippines with 2,796.

Foreign-Born Population

3.86%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

103 people

6.23%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

163 people

As of 2024, 3.86% of Bonners Ferry, ID residents (103 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bonners Ferry, ID was 6.23%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bonners Ferry, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
68 ± 49
Gulf War (2001-)
53 ± 54
Gulf War (1990s)
26 ± 29

Bonners Ferry, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.28 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bonners Ferry, ID.

Economy

The economy of Bonners Ferry, ID employs 1.28k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bonners Ferry, ID were Retail Trade (304 people), Construction (184 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (160 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($76,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,536), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($52,031).

Employment

Occupations

1.28k

2024 Value

± 232

0.709%

1 Year growth

± 25.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bonners Ferry, ID grew at a rate of 0.709%, from 1.27k employees to 1.28k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bonners Ferry, ID, are Management Occupations (194 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (167 people), and Production Occupations (135 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bonners Ferry, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.28k

2024 Value

± 232

0.709%

1 Year growth

± 25.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bonners Ferry, ID grew at a rate of 0.709%, from 1.27k employees to 1.28k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bonners Ferry, ID, are Retail Trade (304 people), Construction (184 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (160 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bonners Ferry, ID, though some of these residents may live in Bonners Ferry, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,441

Median earning men ± $3,291

$30,563

Median earning women ± $10,346

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($78,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,536), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($23,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bonners Ferry, ID was $281,400 in 2024, which is 0.846 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $272,000 to $281,400, a 3.46% increase. The homeownership rate in Bonners Ferry, ID is 62.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bonners Ferry, ID have an average commute time of 16.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bonners Ferry, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$281,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,020

$662

Median Property Taxes

±$142

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bonners Ferry, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bonners Ferry, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

62.8%

Homeownership

2024

75.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.8% of the housing units in Bonners Ferry, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bonners Ferry, ID compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,500

Median Household Income

± $12,023

1.05k

Number of Households

± 196

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.05k households in Bonners Ferry, ID declined from $52,500 from the previous year's value of $54,107.

The following chart displays the households in Bonners Ferry, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bonners Ferry, ID is from Idaho.

0.467

2024 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2024, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.325% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63.8%)
Walked (12%)
Carpooled (11.9%)

In 2024, 63.8% of workers in Bonners Ferry, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (12%) and those who carpooled to work (11.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bonners Ferry, ID have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in Bonners Ferry, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bonners Ferry, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bonners Ferry, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bonners Ferry, ID have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bonners Ferry, ID (346 out of 2.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bonners Ferry, ID is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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