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Bonners Ferry, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Bonners Ferry is a Census city of 2,669 people across 2.29 square miles of land, in Boundary County. Median household income is $52,500, 62.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 25 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bonners Ferry
What Bonners Ferry is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.29 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,166
- County holding the largest share of its areaBoundary 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.
Bonners Ferry
How many people live in Bonners Ferry
- Population2,669
- Median age40.5
- Population under 18574 plus or minus 142
- Share under 1821.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over483 plus or minus 125
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households1,054
- Family households626
- Share of households that are families59.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bonners Ferry
Income and work in Bonners Ferry
- Median household income$52,500 plus or minus $12,023
- Per capita income$26,203
- Civilian labor force1,288
- Employed1,279
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over1,895
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bonners Ferry
Housing in Bonners Ferry
- Housing units1,133
- Occupied units1,054
- Vacant units79 plus or minus 58
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied662
- Renter occupied392 plus or minus 114
- Ownership rate62.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$281,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,145 plus or minus $351
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.2 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Single family units850
- Share single family75.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more193 plus or minus 75
- Share in buildings of two or more17.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes90 plus or minus 60
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bonners Ferry
How Bonners Ferry gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,159
- Commuting under 15 minutes718 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting under 15 minutes61.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more232 plus or minus 135
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.0 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Drove alone63.8 percent
- Carpooled11.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked12.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Worked from home8.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bonners Ferry
SBA loans in Bonners Ferry (7(a))
- Approvals25
- Gross approval$8,352,700
- Average approval$334,108
- Median approval$211,400
- Ninetieth percentile approval$964,040
- Largest approval$1,580,000
- Jobs supported99
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more32.0 percent
- Share to franchises4.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bonners Ferry, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
Bonners Ferry
Flood risk in Bonners Ferry
- NFIP communityCity of Bonners Ferry
- NFIP community number160031
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/85(M)
The City of Bonners Ferry participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160031 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.
Boundary County, not Bonners Ferry
Boundary County context, not Bonners Ferry figures
- Establishments in Boundary County439
- Covered employment, Boundary County4,045
- Average annual pay, Boundary County$51,133
- Housing units permitted, Boundary County64
Every figure in this section is published for Boundary County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bonners Ferry.
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.
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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
Bonners Ferry questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bonners Ferry, Idaho?
2,669, in 1,054 households. Bonners Ferry city covers 2.29 square miles of land, which is 1,166 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bonners Ferry in?
Boundary 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 Bonners Ferry?
$52,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $281,400. Median gross rent is $1,145 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bonners Ferry businesses?
25 7(a) approvals totaling $8.4 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $211,400. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bonners Ferry, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bonners Ferry borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bonners Ferry. Only 7 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 Bonners Ferry in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bonners Ferry appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bonners Ferry, city of, community 160031, 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 Bonners Ferry figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Boundary 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 Bonners Ferry.
Is zoning published for Bonners Ferry?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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