Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety80#190/924
Economy56#406/925
Housing46#500/925
Health80#186/925
Healthcare15#787/923
Environment9#838/917
Education64#331/925
Infrastructure72#263/925
Community74#237/925
Leisure & amenities85#136/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Loneliness · low28.8%
100/100Idaho 29.7%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Preventable hospital stays · low1,147 /100k
99/100Idaho 1,575 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Violent crime rate · low60 /100k
98/100Idaho 217 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Effective property tax rate · low0.40%
94/100Idaho 0.50%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Restaurants and bars · high13.4 /10k
91/100Idaho 9.1 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high7.9 /10k
91/100Idaho 7.2 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Home price to income ratio · high7.3×
2/100Idaho 5.4×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high9.6 µg/m³
2/100Idaho 8.2 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · low0.7 /10k
6/100Idaho 1.3 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Flu vaccinations · low31.0%
9/100Idaho 36.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Distance to an emergency room · high13.4 mi
10/100Idaho 8.4 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
Access to exercise opportunities · low53.6%
11/100Idaho 76.8%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
47,411 (2020) → 54,420 (2025)
+15%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
High ozone daysImproving
1 days (2017) → 0 days (2022)
−100%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Hot daysWorsening
3 days (2011-2020) → 5 days (2016-2025)
+79%5 yearsUS 41 days → 42 days
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
75.7% (2015-2019) → 90.4% (2020-2024)
+15 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Drug overdose deathsWorsening
13.1 /100k (2021) → 20.9 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
+60%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Violent crime rateImproving
131 /100k (2020) → 60 /100k (2025)
−55%5 yearsUS 389 /100k → 328 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area improved on 15 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 7 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved15

Weekly wage+34%$779 → $1,043
Broadband+15 points75.7% → 90.4%
Pharmacies+16%0.6 /10k → 0.7 /10k
Violent crime−55%131 /100k → 60 /100k
Poverty−3.4 points14.6% → 11.1%

Declined6

Price / income+2.2×5.1× → 7.3×
Overdose deaths+76%11.9 /100k → 20.9 /100k
Libraries−15%1.3 /10k → 1.1 /10k
Inequality+0.0390.444 → 0.483
Grocery stores−30%2.1 /10k → 1.5 /10k

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	7.4 /10k2020	7.9 /10k2025	+7%	Improved	46%
Average commute time	25.8 min2015-2019	24.2 min2020-2024	−1.6 min	Within the margin of error	94%
Average weekly wage	$7792020	$1,0432025	+34%	Improved	98%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%2015-2019	28.6%2020-2024	+4.8 points	Improved	89%
Broadband subscriptions	75.7%2015-2019	90.4%2020-2024	+15 points	Improved	90%
Child poverty rate	19.6%2015-2019	18.4%2020-2024	−1.2 points	Within the margin of error	36%
Distance to an airport	60 mi2020	60 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	11.9 /100k2020	20.9 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+76%	Declined	5%
Effective property tax rate	0.57%2015-2019	0.40%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	66%
Firearm deaths	23.2 /100k2020	19.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−16%	Improved	77%
Grocery stores	2.1 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	−30%	Declined	3%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.3 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−13%	Declined	23%
High school diploma or higher	90.8%2015-2019	92.3%2020-2024	+1.5 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Home price to income ratio	5.1×2015-2019	7.3×2020-2024	+2.2×	Declined	0%
Homicide rate	4.3 /100k2020	3.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−30%	Improved	56%
Income adjusted for local prices	$48,4632019	$62,8172024	+30%	Improved	34%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4442015-2019	0.4832020-2024	+0.039	Declined	3%
Median household income	$50,2562015-2019	$66,9792020-2024	+33%	Improved	80%
New business applications	13.9 /1k2020	17.7 /1k2025	+27%	Improved	22%
Pharmacies	0.6 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	+16%	Improved	93%
Poverty rate	14.6%2015-2019	11.1%2020-2024	−3.4 points	Improved	89%
Property crime rate	1,135 /100k2020	554 /100k2025	−51%	Improved	87%
Public libraries	1.3 /10k2019	1.1 /10k2024	−15%	Declined	7%
Public transit commuters	1.0%2015-2019	0.6%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Rent as share of income	28.7%2015-2019	28.1%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Rent-burdened households	46.6%2015-2019	45.2%2020-2024	−1.4 points	Within the margin of error	70%
Restaurants and bars	13.7 /10k2020	13.4 /10k2025	−2.2%	Little change	35%
Suicide rate	25.3 /100k2020	24.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−2.4%	Little change	65%
Traffic deaths	21.1 /100k2015-2019	16.5 /100k2020-2024	−22%	Improved	90%
Unemployment rate	7.9%2020	5.4%2025	−2.5 points	Improved	35%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	13.4%2015-2019	14.9%2020-2024	+1.5 points	Within the margin of error	13%
Violent crime rate	131 /100k2020	60 /100k2025	−55%	Improved	96%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area itself moved −0.1 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

51,049 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

20,283 households (±472)

Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k14%2,805
$25k–50k22%4,361
$50k–75k20%4,153

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

20,283 households (±472)

Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area
United States share

Own78%15,877
Rent22%4,406

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+2.6 points).

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

20,534 workers (±718)

Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone73%15,068
Carpool7.5%1,536
Public transit0.6%†133

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Sandpoint, ID has 1,833 employer establishments, 349 for every 10,000 residents (1.41× the US rate of 248), with 14,412 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,966. The Census Bureau also counts 5,528 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,833; 5,528 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 349; US 248
Paid employees: 14,412
Average annual pay: $46,966; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Sandpoint, ID by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	209	39.8	2.57×More than typical	696	$57,787	496
Construction of buildings	148	28.2	3.73×More than typical	616	$65,396	373
Ambulatory health care services	122	23.2	1.11×About typical	836	$48,801	244
Lessors of real estate	114	21.7	1.76×More than typical	227	$42,952	620
Restaurants and other eating places	100	19	1.04×About typical	1,303	$24,808	14
Building equipment contractors	65	12.4	2.06×More than typical	256	$60,551	66
Other specialty trade contractors	61	11.6	4.63×More than typical	104	$65,913	197
Services to buildings and dwellings	61	11.6	1.72×More than typical	197	$31,452	341
Real estate agents and brokers	58	11	2.27×More than typical	62	$62,935	175
Offices of other health practitioners	52	9.9	1.63×More than typical	173	$44,029	176
Full-service restaurants	47	8.9	1.16×About typical	731	$27,692	6
Management, scientific and technical consulting	44	8.4	1.25×About typical	128	$82,000	198

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 52,542 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $40.1M on contracts performed in Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area: $737 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $40.1M; +51% vs FY2025
Per resident: $737; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.7%; US 30%
Single offer: 11%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

KNIGHT CONST. & SUPPLY, INC$21.5M54%
M.J. HUGHES CONSTRUCTION, INC.$5.3M13%
TIMBERLINE HELICOPTERS INC$4.4M11%
GARCO WEMCO A JOINT VENTURE$3.1M7.6%
WESSLEN CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, INC$2.6M6.5%

Spending by fiscal year

14.6MFY2017
9MFY2018
11MFY2019
7MFY2020
8.5MFY2021
20.5MFY2022
12.3MFY2023
17.9M

Top industries (NAICS)

Architectural and structural metals manufacturing · 3323$21.5M54%
Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$5.3M13%
Nonscheduled air transportation · 4812$4.4M11%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$3.2M8.1%
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing · 3339$2.5M6.2%
Outpatient care centers · 6214$1.8M

Largest awards

DESCRIPTION OF WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED SPECIFICATIONS AND PLANS.$21.5M
KNIGHT CONST. & SUPPLY, INC· Bonner County, ID· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 26, 2026 – Jun 12, 2026· W912DW26CA014
ACQUISITION FOR REHABILITATION OF THE BRIDGE CRANE IN THE AFD POWERHOUSE.$7.6M
GARCO WEMCO A JOINT VENTURE· Bonner County, ID· Construction & real property· Dec 13, 2024 – May 14, 2026· W912DW25C0005
FUNDS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, ID FLAP BONNER 841(1), TRESTLE CREEK ROAD, MP 100 TO 103.7. WORK INCLUDES BANK STABILIZATION, CULVERT REPLACEMENT, ROADWAY AGGREGATE, AND ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT IN THE KANIKSU NATIONAL FOREST.$5.3M
M.J. HUGHES CONSTRUCTION, INC.· Bonner County, ID· Construction & real property· Mar 12, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026· 69056726F00043N

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $413.7M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area: $7,602 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $413.7M; −2.9% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,602; US $12,955
Loan face value: $26.3M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.6%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$296.1M72%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$41.7M10%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$28.2M6.8%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$19.6M4.7%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$5.1M1.2%
93.224 · Health Center Program$3.4M0.8%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$3.4M0.8%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$2.7M0.7%

Top recipients (organizations)

BOUNDARY REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC$4.4M1.1%
SANDPOINT, ID
FATBEAM, LLC$1.5M0.4%
COEUR D ALENE, ID
TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF$1.4M0.3%
GARDEN CITY, ID
KANIKSU LAND TRUST$1.4M0.3%
SANDPOINT, ID
COUNTY OF BONNER$968.5K

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$349M84%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$46.6M11%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Resources and Services Administration$3.5M0.8%
Department of Health and Human Services
Railroad Retirement Board$3.4M0.8%
Natural Resources Conservation Service$3.3M

Assistance by fiscal year

325.3MFY2021
322.6MFY2022
359.7MFY2023
378.1MFY2024
426.2MFY2025
413.7MFY2026

County aggregates

97%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Sandpoint, ID

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Bonner CountyCentral county6654,420

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

SandpointPrincipal city9,637

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Idaho

Areas based in Idaho, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved15

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Sandpoint, ID micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Sandpoint, ID

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Idaho

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved15

Declined6

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type