Demographics of Rathdrum city, Idaho

Rathdrum city, Idaho had 13,227 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,938 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rathdrum city, in four figures

13,227
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,874 ±26.; +42.4%
Change since July 2020: +3,938 people.; 37.1 ±3.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,563 ±$13,161
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Rathdrum city, Idaho's population grew 42.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rathdrum city, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Rathdrum city, Idaho's population grew 42.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rathdrum city, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,289	100.0	100.0
2021	10,221	110.0	100.2
2022	10,641	114.6	100.7
2023	11,582	124.7	101.6
2024	12,614	135.8	102.5
2025	13,227	142.4	103.1

Population of Rathdrum city, Idaho on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,289	—
2021	10,221	+932
2022	10,641	+420
2023	11,582	+941
2024	12,614	+1,032
2025	13,227	+613

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±3.8: for men 34.3 ±4.0 and for women 40.0 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rathdrum city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Under 5	754 ±264	6.9% ±2.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,824 ±342	16.8% ±3.1	18.2% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,062 ±350	9.8% ±3.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,099 ±429	28.5% ±3.9	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,284 ±411	21.0% ±3.8	23.0% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,851 ±293	17.0% ±2.7	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,563 ±$13,161, and income per person $38,731 ±$4,130, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,800 ±$743 in Idaho and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rathdrum city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Idaho	United States
Under $25,000	382 ±147	9.4% ±3.6	12.5% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	718 ±233	17.7% ±5.6	17.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	690 ±185	17.1% ±4.4	18.1% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	592 ±200	14.6% ±4.8	14.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	890 ±232	22.0% ±5.5	19.3% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	381 ±172	9.4% ±4.2	8.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	393 ±150	9.7% ±3.6	9.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rathdrum city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Idaho	United States
All ages	1,342 ±628	12.4% ±5.8	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	297 to 991	12.6% to 38.1%	12.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	617 ±245	10.3% ±3.9	10.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	28 to 134	1.3% to 5.8%	9.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rathdrum city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rathdrum city	Idaho	United States
Housing units	4,288 ±339	795,014 ±223	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±10.2	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±2.6	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.0% ±5.1	72.1% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.0% ±5.9	27.9% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$444,100 ±$20,972	$418,600 ±$2,550	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,459 ±$207	$1,238 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2005 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rathdrum city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Hispanic or Latino	190 to 624	1.7% to 5.7%	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,679 ±361	89.0% ±3.3	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 144	0% to 1.3%	1.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 73	0% to 0.7%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	688 ±315	6.3% ±2.9	4.2% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rathdrum city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Born in the state	4,395 ±675	40.4% ±6.2	43.9% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,198 ±675	57.0% ±6.2	49.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 175	0% to 1.6%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	66 to 342	0.6% to 3.1%	5.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3 to 143	< 0.1% to 1.3%	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18 to 244	0.2% to 2.2%	3.2% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Rathdrum city among the places of Idaho

24th of 36 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Idaho page.

Places of Idaho near Rathdrum city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Star city	14,745 ±54
Jerome city	12,930 ±23
Blackfoot city	12,782 ±31
Garden City city	12,654 ±48
Burley city	11,958 ±194
Rathdrum city	10,874 ±26
Middleton city	10,649 ±28
Hailey city	9,665 ±18
Sandpoint city	9,637 ±28
Payette city	8,536 ±30
Emmett city	8,275 ±22

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Idaho by median age
No. 2 Places in Idaho by median household income
No. 2 Places in Idaho by median rent
No. 3 Places in Idaho by homeownership rate
No. 3 Places in Idaho by poverty rate
No. 4 Places in Idaho by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026