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Post Falls, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Post Falls is a Census city of 43,391 people across 19.12 square miles of land, in Kootenai County. Median household income is $82,183, 64.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 108 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $54.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Post Falls
What Post Falls is
- Census place typecity
- Land area19.12 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,270
- County holding the largest share of its areaKootenai 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 Post Falls
- Population43,391
- Median age35.0
- Population under 1811,391
- Share under 1826.3 percent
- Population 65 and over6,509
- Share 65 and over15.0 percent
- Households16,009
- Family households10,657
- Share of households that are families66.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Post Falls
- Median household income$82,183
- Per capita income$35,254
- Civilian labor force21,246
- Employed20,536
- Unemployed710 plus or minus 227
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over28,254
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Post Falls
- Housing units16,862
- Occupied units16,009
- Vacant units853 plus or minus 288
- Vacancy rate5.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied10,261
- Renter occupied5,748
- Ownership rate64.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$477,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,469
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent
- Single family units12,067
- Share single family71.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,047
- Share in buildings of two or more24.0 percent
- Mobile homes748 plus or minus 302
- Median year structure built2005
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Post Falls gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,619
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,935
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,835
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.4 percent
- Drove alone75.4 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home12.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Post Falls (7(a))
- Approvals108
- Gross approval$54,852,000
- Average approval$507,889
- Median approval$162,700
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,301,500
- Largest approval$4,500,000
- Jobs supported906
- Jobs per approval8.4
- Loans with a final outcome28
- Paid in full28
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.6 percent
- Share to franchises11.1 percent
- Distinct lenders34
- Distinct industries by NAICS60
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Post Falls, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 28 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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SBA loans in Post Falls (504)
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$41,119,000
- Average approval$956,256
- Median approval$571,000
- Largest approval$4,593,000
- Jobs supported373
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Post Falls, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 13 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.
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Flood risk in Post Falls
- NFIP communityCity of Post Falls
- NFIP community number160083
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/10
The City of Post Falls participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160083 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.
Kootenai County, not Post Falls
Kootenai County context, not Post Falls figures
- Establishments in Kootenai County6,221
- Covered employment, Kootenai County71,068
- Average annual pay, Kootenai County$55,888
- Housing units permitted, Kootenai County1,587
Every figure in this section is published for Kootenai County as a whole and is not a measurement of Post Falls.
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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Common questions
Post Falls questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Post Falls, Idaho?
43,391, in 16,009 households. Post Falls city covers 19.12 square miles of land, which is 2,270 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Post Falls in?
Kootenai 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 Post Falls?
$82,183. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $477,400. Median gross rent is $1,469 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Post Falls businesses?
108 7(a) approvals totaling $54.9 m since FY2020, across 34 lenders, median approval $162,700, plus 43 504 approvals worth $41.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Post Falls, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Post Falls borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Post Falls. Only 28 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 Post Falls in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Post Falls appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Post Falls, city of, community 160083, 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 Post Falls figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kootenai 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 Post Falls.
Is zoning published for Post Falls?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.