Spirit Lake, ID · standard
ZIP Code 83869
Kootenai County, Idaho - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 4,161
- 27/sq mi
- $67,099
- Median income
- $466,000
- Median home value
- 20.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Spirit Lake pairs a below-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 42th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 15%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 27
- people per sq mi
- 93%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 83869 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 83869 covers 155.8 square miles in Spirit Lake, Kootenai County, Idaho (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 4,161 residents on file, a density of 27 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 83869 reports a modest median household income of $67,099 (8% below the Idaho average), while per-capita income is $37,380. Poverty here runs at 9.2%, with unemployment measured at 2.9%. The typical home here is valued at $466,000 (23% above the state average); renters pay a median of $1,233 monthly, and 92.7% of units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.9, and the average commute is 36 minutes. To put 83869 in local context, 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 6 additional ZIPs in Kootenai County, for a geography-aware comparison.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Top industries in ZIP 83869
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Spirit Lake, ID
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 83869.
- Construction
Construction
40 establishments
- Accommodation and food services 14
Accommodation and food services
14 establishments
- Retail trade 8
Retail trade
8 establishments
- Professional, scientific, and technical services 8
Professional, scientific, and technical services
8 establishments
- Other services (except public administration) 7
Other services (except public administration)
7 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 83869, Spirit Lake, ID · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
4,161
Population
155.8
Area (sq mi)
27
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 83869?
44.9
Median Age
47.8%
Male
52.2%
Female
0.6%
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?
$67,099
Median Household Income
-8% vs state
$37,380
Per Capita Income
9.2%
Poverty Rate
2.9%
Unemployment Rate
35.8 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 83869 ranks nationally
Spirit Lake, ID household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$67,099 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
2,425
Total Housing Units
2,045
Occupied Units
380
Vacant Units
2.68
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$466,000
Median Home Value
+23% vs state
$1,233
Median Rent
1997
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 115 business establishments in ZIP 83869, employing approximately 406 people with a combined annual payroll of $15,342,000.
115
Businesses
406
Employees
$15.3M
Annual Payroll
12
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 40 | 34.8% |
| Accommodation and food services | 14 | 12.2% |
| Retail trade | 8 | 7.0% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 8 | 7.0% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 7 | 6.1% |
| Health care and social assistance | 6 | 5.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 5 | 4.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 5 | 4.3% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 5 | 4.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 4 | 3.5% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 4 | 3.5% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 2.6% |
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 83869 vs 83804 →
ZIP 83869 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 83858
Rathdrum (83858)
13,656 residents
- 83869 4,161
Spirit Lake (83869)
4,161 residents
- 83804 1,254
Blanchard (83804)
1,254 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 83869 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 83869 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 83858
Rathdrum (83858)
$95,380 median income
- 83869
Spirit Lake (83869)
$67,099 median income
- 83804
Blanchard (83804)
$59,302 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 83869 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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