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Montpelier, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Montpelier is a Census city of 2,694 people across 2.32 square miles of land, in Bear Lake County. Median household income is $61,375, 86.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Montpelier
What Montpelier is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.32 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,162
- County holding the largest share of its areaBear Lake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montpelier
How many people live in Montpelier
- Population2,694
- Median age42.0
- Population under 18657
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over555
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent
- Households1,025
- Family households660
- Share of households that are families64.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montpelier
Income and work in Montpelier
- Median household income$61,375 plus or minus $17,827
- Per capita income$30,680
- Civilian labor force1,192
- Employed1,152
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over1,826
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montpelier
Housing in Montpelier
- Housing units1,250
- Occupied units1,025
- Vacant units225 plus or minus 80
- Vacancy rate18.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied884
- Renter occupied141 plus or minus 54
- Ownership rate86.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$240,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$535
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Single family units1,118
- Share single family89.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more67 plus or minus 37
- Share in buildings of two or more5.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Mobile homes65 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montpelier
How Montpelier gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,047
- Commuting under 15 minutes535 plus or minus 121
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more443 plus or minus 129
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone76.4 percent
- Carpooled13.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montpelier
SBA loans in Montpelier (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$3,764,600
- Average approval$470,575
- Median approval$375,950
- Largest approval$1,284,000
- Jobs supported72
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Montpelier, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Montpelier
SBA loans in Montpelier (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$594,000
- Average approval$297,000
- Median approval$297,000
- Largest approval$401,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Montpelier, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bear Lake County, not Montpelier
Bear Lake County context, not Montpelier figures
- Establishments in Bear Lake County168
- Covered employment, Bear Lake County1,998
- Average annual pay, Bear Lake County$40,230
- Housing units permitted, Bear Lake County130
Every figure in this section is published for Bear Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Montpelier.
All Bear Lake County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Montpelier questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Montpelier, Idaho?
2,694, in 1,025 households. Montpelier city covers 2.32 square miles of land, which is 1,162 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Montpelier in?
Bear Lake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Montpelier?
$61,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $240,300. Median gross rent is $535 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Montpelier businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $375,950, plus 2 504 approvals worth $594,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Montpelier, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Montpelier borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Montpelier. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Montpelier figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bear Lake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Montpelier.
Is zoning published for Montpelier?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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