Who lives in Rathdrum: young families, and the most Idaho-born neighbors

Rathdrum is a young-family city. Half its people are 37 or younger, second only to Post Falls among the cities we cover, according to the Census Bureau's survey. About 1 in 3 households has a child under 18, the highest share we found. Across Kootenai County it's about 28%. Homes hold about 2.7 people each.

Most families own. About 77% of households own their home, compared with about 71% countywide, and about 84% of homes are single-family houses.

The money

The typical Rathdrum household earns about $86,600 a year, the highest of the county's bigger cities. The typical owned home is worth about $444,100, below the county's $518,700. The survey also counts about 12% of people below the poverty line, and about 1 in 4 children. For that last number the survey's margin of error is wide, about 11 points either way.

The most homegrown city

About 40% of the people in Rathdrum were born in Idaho, the most of any city we cover. Across the county it's about 30%. About 57% were born in another state. In a single year, only about 3 of every 100 residents had moved here from another state, the fewest of the cities we cover.

Work and service

About 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or more, below the county's 30%. About 9% of adults are veterans.

So the Rathdrum neighbor is likely a young family that owns its house, and more likely than anywhere else we looked to have grown up in Idaho.

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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 survey counts about 10,900 people here. The numbers cover the city limits of Rathdrum, not every address with a Rathdrum mailing address. They are survey estimates, and each one has a margin of error. County comparisons are Kootenai County.