Who lives in Dalton Gardens: big lots, long-settled neighbors, pricey homes

Dalton Gardens is a city of long-settled neighbors. Half its people are about 52 or older, according to the Census Bureau's survey. Across Kootenai County, the middle age is about 41. Only about 1 in 5 households has a child under 18, the lowest share of the cities we cover.

The city is small, about 2,500 people, so its survey numbers have wide margins. Read them as a sketch.

The homes

The typical owned home in Dalton Gardens is worth about $803,600, neck and neck with Hayden Lake for the highest of the cities we cover. About 30% of homes are worth $1 million or more, the biggest share we found. About 71% of households own their home.

People stay. About 10% of households moved into their home before 1990, the most of any city we cover.

The money

The typical household earns about $80,000 a year, close to the county's $81,900. About 13% of households earn more than $200,000. About 5% of people live below the poverty line, the lowest share we found.

Where the neighbors came from

About 35% of the people in Dalton Gardens were born in Idaho, and about 63% were born in another state. About 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or more, and about 9% are veterans.

So the Dalton Gardens neighbor is likely older, likely without kids at home, and likely sitting on a valuable piece of land they have held for a long time.

Live in Dalton Gardens? Tell us if this sounds like your street.

How we did this: every number in this story comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024 five-year estimates, read through Census Reporter. The numbers cover the city limits of Dalton Gardens, not every address with a Dalton Gardens mailing address. They are survey estimates, and each one has a margin of error. County comparisons are Kootenai County.