What percentage of people rent in Ponderay, ID?

Name: Renters and owners in Ponderay, ID, 2020–2024
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67.6% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Ponderay, ID are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 426 renting households against 204 that own their home.

In Ponderay, the share of households that rent went from 66.8% in 2015–2019 to 67.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 67.6% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 426 (±111)
Median renter income: $45,549 (±$7,149)

Who rents and who owns in Ponderay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ponderay	Bonner County	Idaho	United States
Renter-occupied share	67.6% (±9.0 points)	21.7% (±1.9 points)	27.9% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	426 (±111)	4,406 (±396)	198,644 (±3,027)	45,017,354
Owning households	204 (±67)	15,877 (±515)	514,361 (±3,374)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,549 (±$7,149)	$51,012 (±$3,900)	$52,432 (±$1,084)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,000 (±$34,321)	$72,783 (±$3,561)	$90,480 (±$921)	$100,009

In Ponderay, the renter share is higher than in Bonner County (21.7%).

It is also higher than in Idaho (27.9%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Bonner County, Ponderay ranks 1 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 4 of 204.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Ponderay has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	66.8% (±10.6 points)	67.6% (±9.0 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$771 (±$90)	$1,099 (±$370)	+42.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$37,155 (±$7,563)	$51,346 (±$9,978)	+38.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Ponderay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ponderay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ponderay	—	67.6% (±9.0 points)	—
Kootenai	1.0 mi	22.1% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Sandpoint	1.9 mi	42.5% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Dover	4.6 mi	7.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Hope	11 mi	20.0% (±23.2 points)	Lower
East Hope	12 mi	11.3% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Priest River	19 mi	25.8% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Clark Fork	20 mi	43.9% (±20.8 points)	Lower
Oldtown	24 mi	54.6% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kootenai, ID (22.1%), Sandpoint, ID (42.5%), Dover, ID (7.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Bonner County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ponderay	67.6% (±9.0 points)
2	Oldtown	54.6% (±21.4 points)
3	Clark Fork	43.9% (±20.8 points)
4	Sandpoint	42.5% (±4.9 points)
5	Priest River	25.8% (±9.0 points)
6	Kootenai	22.1% (±9.5 points)
7	Hope	20.0% (±23.2 points)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Bonner County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ponderay

How many renters are there in Ponderay?

Ponderay has an estimated 426 (±111) renting households, 67.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ponderay?

In Ponderay, the share of households that rent went from 66.8% in 2015–2019 to 67.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ponderay?

A renting household in Ponderay has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ponderay?

The median renting household in Ponderay, ID has an income of $45,549 (±$7,149) a year, against $80,000 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ponderay city, Idaho (place:64450, in state:16).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.