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Ponderay, ID

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ponderay, ID: 1 USPS ZIP, population 884. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PONDERAY-ID · Ponderay, ID 1 ZIPs · 884 pop · #21652/25278 · Bonner County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-RENT · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $50,385
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21652/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Laclede
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-RENT 31% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 884
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $420,000

Nearest income peer: Laclede, ID (+ $404 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ponderay

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ponderay on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ponderay, ID sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
884
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,385
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,385 average) · poverty 14.8%. The primary code (83852) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (31.3%) for this income tier, rent $1,099 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Idaho, Pollock is the closest lower-income city and Laclede the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ponderay.

Population concentration

Ponderay's single ZIP 83852 carries the town

Ponderay is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 83852 is the entire residential footprint (884 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Ponderay's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 163 establishments, 2,322 employees , annual payroll $92,159k (~184 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 83852 (163 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (33) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Ponderay, ID

These ZIP codes sit in Bonner County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ponderay. See the Bonner County roll-up →

Ponderay sits in the lower half of Bonner County on income: Sandpoint, Priest River and Sagle report more, and only Clark Fork reports less. Careywood marks the far end of that range at $124,615, 147% above Ponderay.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
83852 884 $50,385 163 220
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Ponderay roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ponderay, .