Kootenai, ID · standard
ZIP Code 83840
Bonner County, Idaho — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 227
- 1,042/sq mi
- $70,833
- Median income
- $350,900
- Median home value
- 16.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Kootenai pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated area.
- 48th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 26%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1,042
- people per sq mi
- 74%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 83840 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 83840 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 0.2 square miles in Kootenai, Bonner County, Idaho. The area is home to 227 residents, producing a population density of 1,042 people per square mile, and falls within the Los Angeles time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 83840 against Idaho and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 83840 sits at $70,833 (3% below the Idaho average), while per-capita income is $27,443. The poverty rate stands at 20.5% and the unemployment rate at 4.4%. On housing, the median home value is $350,900 (7% below the state average) with median rent at $1,642 per month, and 74.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 83840 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 16.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.2, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Bonner County, so you can benchmark 83840 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 83840, Kootenai, ID · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
227
Population
0.2
Area (sq mi)
1,042
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 83840?
40.2
Median Age
42.1%
Male
57.9%
Female
5.5%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$70,833
Median Household Income
-3% vs state
$27,443
Per Capita Income
20.5%
Poverty Rate
4.4%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 83840 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$70,833 48th percentile higher than 48% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
261
Total Housing Units
242
Occupied Units
19
Vacant Units
2.52
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$350,900
Median Home Value
-7% vs state
$1,642
Median Rent
2003
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 83840, employing approximately 91 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,096,000.
12
Businesses
91
Employees
$4.1M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 25.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 83840 vs 83852 →
ZIP 83840 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 83860
Sagle (83860)
6,119 residents
- 83852 884
Ponderay (83852)
884 residents
- 83840 227
Kootenai (83840)
227 residents
- 83825 190
Dover (83825)
190 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 83840 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 83840 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 83860
Sagle (83860)
$71,563 median income
- 83840
Kootenai (83840)
$70,833 median income
- 83825
Dover (83825)
$53,125 median income
- 83852
Ponderay (83852)
$50,385 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 83840 ranks #2 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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