Moving to Sandpoint, Idaho

About Sandpoint, Idaho
Sandpoint

Sandpoint is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Its population was 9,777 as of the 2022 census.

Sandpoint's major economic contributors include forest products, light manufacturing, tourism, recreation and government services. As the largest service center in the two northern Idaho counties (Bonner and Boundary), as well as northwestern Montana, it has an active retail sector.

Sandpoint lies on the shores of Idaho's largest lake, 43-mile-long Lake Pend Oreille, and is surrounded by three major mountain ranges, the Selkirk, Cabinet and Bitterroot ranges. It is home to Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho's largest ski resort, and is on the International Selkirk Loop and two National Scenic Byways (Wild Horse Trail and Pend Oreille Scenic Byway). Among other distinctions awarded by national media in the past decade, in 2011 Sandpoint was named the nation's "Most Beautiful Small Town" by Rand McNally and USA Today.

Gender
Gender Sandpoint Idaho Country
Female 51.1% 49.9% 50.8%
Male 48.9% 50.1% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Sandpoint Idaho Country
Less than $10,000 7.8% 5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4% 4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14.3% 9.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.6% 9.7% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.3% 14% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.9% 20.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.3% 13.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.4% 14.5% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.7% 5% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.7% 4.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Sandpoint Idaho Country
< 9th Grade 6% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 19% 27% 27.0%
Other College 22% 26% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 21% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 10% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Sandpoint Idaho Country
White 88.9% 81.4% 60.1%
African American 0.2% 0.6% 12.2%
American Indian 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
Asian 1.1% 1.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.4% 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.4% 12.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity