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Priest River, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Priest River is a Census city of 1,778 people across 2.24 square miles of land, in Bonner County. Median household income is $58,782, 74.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $990,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Priest River
What Priest River is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.24 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land794
- County holding the largest share of its areaBonner 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.
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How many people live in Priest River
- Population1,778
- Median age43.4
- Population under 18428 plus or minus 123
- Share under 1824.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over443 plus or minus 132
- Share 65 and over24.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households722 plus or minus 152
- Family households413 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families57.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Priest River
- Median household income$58,782
- Per capita income$34,320
- Civilian labor force742 plus or minus 175
- Employed728 plus or minus 175
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over1,255
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.8 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Priest River
- Housing units836
- Occupied units722 plus or minus 152
- Vacant units114 plus or minus 71
- Vacancy rate13.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied536 plus or minus 123
- Renter occupied186 plus or minus 80
- Ownership rate74.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$299,100 plus or minus $91,678
- Median gross rent, monthly$817 plus or minus $214
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units565 plus or minus 127
- Share single family67.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more143 plus or minus 75
- Share in buildings of two or more17.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes114 plus or minus 49
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Priest River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute642 plus or minus 159
- Commuting under 15 minutes252 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.3 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more262 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.8 percent
- Drove alone76.6 percent plus or minus 26.4
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Priest River (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$990,000
- Average approval$61,875
- Median approval$34,250
- Largest approval$472,500
- Jobs supported34
- Jobs per approval2.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Priest River, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
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Flood risk in Priest River
- NFIP communityCity of Priest River
- NFIP community number160026
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/18/09
The City of Priest River participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160026 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bonner County, not Priest River
Bonner County context, not Priest River figures
- Establishments in Bonner County1,833
- Covered employment, Bonner County15,970
- Average annual pay, Bonner County$51,761
- Housing units permitted, Bonner County147
Every figure in this section is published for Bonner County as a whole and is not a measurement of Priest River.
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
Priest River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Priest River, Idaho?
1,778, in 722 households. Priest River city covers 2.24 square miles of land, which is 794 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Priest River in?
Bonner 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 Priest River?
$58,782. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $299,100. Median gross rent is $817 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Priest River businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $990,000 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $34,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Priest River, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Priest River borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Priest River. Only 4 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.
Is Priest River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Priest River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Priest River, city of, community 160026, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Priest River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bonner 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 Priest River.
Is zoning published for Priest River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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