Sandpoint, ID

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population
49,456
3.08% 1-year growth
US Senator
Mike Crapo
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Risch
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
48.2
0.207% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
10.7%
9.75% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$65,168
5.42% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$433,400
14.6% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
20,304
1.57% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Sandpoint, ID had a population of 49.5k people with a median age of 48.2 and a median household income of $65,168. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sandpoint, ID grew from 47,976 to 49,456, a 3.08% increase and its median household income grew from $61,816 to $65,168, a 5.42% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sandpoint, ID are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.1%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.71%), Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.48%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (0.985%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.894%).

None of the households in Sandpoint, ID reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Sandpoint, ID are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Sandpoint, ID was $433,400, and the homeownership rate was 77.6%.

Most people in Sandpoint, ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Sandpoint, ID was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sandpoint, ID is home to a population of 49.5k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.32% of Sandpoint, ID residents were born outside of the country (1.15k people).

In 2023, there were 33.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.6k people) in Sandpoint, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.34k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 733 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%
2023 Citizenship
98.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.6% of Sandpoint, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sandpoint, ID was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sandpoint, ID
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    44.6k ± 317
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.34k ± 149
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    733 ± 261
3.65%
Hispanic Population
1.8k people

In 2023, there were 33.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.6k people) in Sandpoint, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.34k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 733 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.65% of the people in Sandpoint, ID are hispanic (1.8k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Idaho.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    52,214 ± 5,532 people
  2. Canada
    6,433 ± 1,966 people
  3. Philippines
    2,829 ± 1,305 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 52,214 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 6,433 and Philippines with 2,829.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.32%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.15k people
1.87%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
899 people

As of 2023, 2.32% of Sandpoint, ID residents (1.15k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sandpoint, ID was 1.87%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,845 ± 291
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    808 ± 210
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    432 ± 130

Sandpoint, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.28 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sandpoint, ID employs 20.3k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Sandpoint, ID were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,429 people), Retail Trade (2,363 people), and Construction (2,268 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($125,156), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($80,278), and Finance & Insurance ($78,472).

Employment

Occupations

20.3k
2023 Value
± 1,090
1.57%
1 Year growth
± 7.54%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sandpoint, ID grew at a rate of 1.57%, from 20k employees to 20.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sandpoint, ID, are Management Occupations (2,120 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,024 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,948 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sandpoint, ID.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

20.3k
2023 Value
± 1,090
1.57%
1 Year growth
± 7.54%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sandpoint, ID grew at a rate of 1.57%, from 20k employees to 20.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sandpoint, ID, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,429 people), Retail Trade (2,363 people), and Construction (2,268 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,495
Median earning men ± $2,487
$30,407
Median earning women ± $2,831

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($70,060), Wholesale Trade ($65,667), and Public Administration ($63,311).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,446), Public Administration ($45,048), and Information ($43,843).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.01%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 836k people employed in Idaho. This represents a 3.01% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.06%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Idaho.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 269
    Construction
  2. 138
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. 116
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $91.5k
    Manufacturing
  2. $85.9k
    Retail Trade
  3. $82.1k
    Construction

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.42%).

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing the state of Idaho. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (66.9%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (30.4%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.42%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.42%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Idaho for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Idaho

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Mike Crapo
Senator from Idaho3
Assumed office on January 3, 1999
Jim Risch
Senator from Idaho2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing Idaho.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Idaho over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Idaho

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Idaho have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.801% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.802% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (395k), Some college (378k), and Bachelors Degree (270k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sandpoint, ID was $433,400 in 2023, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $378,200 to $433,400, a 14.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Sandpoint, ID is 77.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Sandpoint, ID have an average commute time of 23.7 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

$433,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$21,467
$15,218
Median Property Taxes
±$896

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 $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

77.6%
Homeownership
2023
70.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 77.6% of the housing units in Sandpoint, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$65,168
Median Household Income
± $3,290
19.6k
Number of Households
± 1,041

In 2023, the median household income of the 19.6k households in Sandpoint, ID grew to $65,168 from the previous year's value of $61,816.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sandpoint, ID is from Idaho.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Idaho
0.473
2022 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2023, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.938% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (72.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.6%)
  3. Carpooled (8.06%)

In 2023, 72.1% of workers in Sandpoint, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.06%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sandpoint, ID have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.38% of the workforce in Sandpoint, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sandpoint, ID (5.23k out of 48.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

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Health

89.5% of the population of Sandpoint, ID has health coverage, with 32.5% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 19.9% on Medicare, 18% on non-group plans, and 1.8% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Idaho see 1,619 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.85% increase from the previous year (1,559 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1534 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 399 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,619 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Idaho

Primary care physicians in Idaho see an average of 1,619 patients per year. This represents a 3.85% increase from the previous year (1,559 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Idaho in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.1% under 18 years, 13.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

10.5%
Uninsured
32.5%
Employer Coverage
17.3%
Medicaid
19.9%
Medicare
18%
Non-Group
1.8%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sandpoint, ID grew by 7.02% from 9.85% to 10.5%.

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