Sandpoint, ID

Census Place

2024 Population

9,637

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

14.6%

9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$72,289

6.67% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$465,600

3.58% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

4,707

9.85% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Sandpoint, ID is home to a population of 9.64k people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.98% of Sandpoint, ID residents were born outside of the country (287 people).

In 2024, there were 28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.48k people) in Sandpoint, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 303 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 202 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Sandpoint, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sandpoint, ID was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sandpoint, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.48k ± 312
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
303 ± 121
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
202 ± 111

5.69%

Hispanic Population

548 people

5.69% of the people in Sandpoint, ID are hispanic (548 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sandpoint, 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

2.98%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

287 people

3.89%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

360 people

As of 2024, 2.98% of Sandpoint, ID residents (287 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 Sandpoint, ID was 3.89%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
225 ± 109
Gulf War (2001-)
80 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
52 ± 43

Sandpoint, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sandpoint, ID employs 4.71k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sandpoint, ID were Health Care & Social Assistance (647 people), Retail Trade (557 people), and Manufacturing (437 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($103,523), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,880), and Public Administration ($75,786).

Employment

Occupations

4.71k

2024 Value

± 529

9.85%

1 Year growth

± 14.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sandpoint, ID grew at a rate of 9.85%, from 4.29k employees to 4.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sandpoint, ID, are Management Occupations (648 people), Sales & Related Occupations (574 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (399 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sandpoint, 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

4.71k

2024 Value

± 529

9.85%

1 Year growth

± 14.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sandpoint, ID grew at a rate of 9.85%, from 4.29k employees to 4.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sandpoint, ID, are Health Care & Social Assistance (647 people), Retail Trade (557 people), and Manufacturing (437 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sandpoint, ID, though some of these residents may live in Sandpoint, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,134

Median earning men ± $9,562

$37,246

Median earning women ± $3,450

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,068), Other Services Except Public Administration ($93,309), and Public Administration ($90,096).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,596), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,571), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,333).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sandpoint, ID was $465,600 in 2024, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $449,500 to $465,600, a 3.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Sandpoint, ID is 57.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sandpoint, ID have an average commute time of 14 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sandpoint, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$465,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,076

$2,321

Median Property Taxes

±$320

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 Sandpoint, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

57.5%

Homeownership

2024

72.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57.5% of the housing units in Sandpoint, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sandpoint, 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.

$72,289

Median Household Income

± $9,243

4.04k

Number of Households

± 430

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.04k households in Sandpoint, ID grew to $72,289 from the previous year's value of $67,769.

The following chart displays the households in Sandpoint, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sandpoint, 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 (71.3%)
Worked At Home (10.3%)
Carpooled (7.63%)

In 2024, 71.3% of workers in Sandpoint, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.63%).

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

14 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sandpoint, ID have a shorter commute time (14 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.982% of the workforce in Sandpoint, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sandpoint, ID (1.35k out of 9.24k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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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