Ponderay, Idaho Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 638. Estimated population in July 2024: 697 (+9.2% change)
Males: 345 (54.1%), Females: 293 (45.9%)

Bonner County

Zip code: 83852

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $27,853
Median house value: $83,000

Population by Race

Races in Ponderay:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
• Chinese (0.9%)
• American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (27.0%), Irish (13.3%), United States (9.6%), English (7.4%), Norwegian (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Elevation: 2120 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ponderay

• High school or higher: 75.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
• Unemployed: 8.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ponderay city

• Never married: 26.8%
• Now married: 49.6%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 7.4%
• Divorced: 15.2%

3.6% Foreign born (1.7% North America, 1.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+21.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ponderay:

• BONNER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; SANDPOINT, ID)
• BOUNDARY COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; BONNERS FERRY, ID)
• NEWPORT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; NEWPORT, WA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ponderay:

• COEUR D’ALENE AIR TERM (about 42 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Abbreviation: COE)
• SPOKANE INTL (about 84 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Abbreviation: GEG)
• FAIRCHILD AFB (about 91 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Abbreviation: SKA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ponderay:

• SANDPOINT (about 2 miles; SANDPOINT, ID; Abbreviation: SZT)
• LAKE PEND OREILLE (about 15 miles; GLENGARY, ID; Abbreviation: S96)
• HOLIDAY SHORES (about 19 miles; EAST HOPE, ID; Abbreviation: 2C9)

Amtrak station near Ponderay:

• 6 miles: SANDPOINT (RAILROAD AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ponderay:

• NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 47 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
• SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
• GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,860)
• SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
• EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; CHENEY, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,852)
• UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 102 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
• WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)