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Who lives in Rathdrum: young families, and the most Idaho-born neighbors
Rathdrum has the biggest share of households with kids of any city we cover, and more of its people were born in Idaho than anywhere else we looked.
Rathdrum · November 5, 2026
How Rathdrum grew: from the first county seat to homes on the prairie
Rathdrum had 741 people in 1970. Today it's past 13,000, up 44% since 2020 alone. Here's what's being built, what homes cost, and what the growth means for Lakeland schools and the roads.
Rathdrum · November 5, 2026

13,227people, July 2025 estimate (up 43.6% since 2020)

$86,563median household income

$444,100median home value

$1,459median rent, with utilities

37.1median age

77%of homes are owned, not rented

24.8%of adults 25 and up have a four-year degree or more

12.4%of people live below the poverty line

9.1%of adults are veterans

14.1%of workers commute 45 minutes or more

4,046households

4,288homes of all kinds

Bridges: 1 inside city limits on the federal inventory. Condition: 1 fair. Built in 2014.
City water: the city system serves about 10,358 people from ground water. EPA report for this system.

Sources: people count from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, July 1, 2025. Income, homes, age, schooling, poverty, veterans and commutes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024, read through Census Reporter. Bridges from the Federal Highway Administration National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Water from the U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, read November 10, 2026.