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Potlatch, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Potlatch is a Census city of 922 people across 0.46 square miles of land, in Latah County. Median household income is $76,607, 86.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Potlatch
What Potlatch is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.46 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,983 plus or minus 499
- County holding the largest share of its areaLatah 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.
Potlatch
How many people live in Potlatch
- Population922 plus or minus 232
- Median age36.3 plus or minus 7.7
- Population under 18238 plus or minus 81
- Share under 1825.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over109 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over11.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households373 plus or minus 95
- Family households261 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families70.0 percent plus or minus 24.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Potlatch
Income and work in Potlatch
- Median household income$76,607 plus or minus $19,178
- Per capita income$32,570 plus or minus $6,561
- Civilian labor force462 plus or minus 138
- Employed431 plus or minus 130
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over650 plus or minus 152
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent plus or minus 28.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.4 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Potlatch
Housing in Potlatch
- Housing units389 plus or minus 100
- Occupied units373 plus or minus 95
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied322 plus or minus 84
- Renter occupied51 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate86.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$244,200
- Single family units351 plus or minus 93
- Share single family90.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more5.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Potlatch
How Potlatch gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute405 plus or minus 128
- Commuting under 15 minutes94 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.2 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more227 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.0 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Drove alone85.3 percent plus or minus 36.9
- Carpooled2.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Potlatch
SBA loans in Potlatch (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,457,500
- Average approval$728,750
- Median approval$728,750
- Largest approval$957,500
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval1.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term192 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Potlatch, 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.
Potlatch
SBA loans in Potlatch (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$181,000
- Average approval$181,000
- Median approval$181,000
- Largest approval$181,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Potlatch, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Latah County, not Potlatch
Latah County context, not Potlatch figures
- Establishments in Latah County1,046
- Covered employment, Latah County14,731
- Average annual pay, Latah County$49,203
- Housing units permitted, Latah County198
Every figure in this section is published for Latah County as a whole and is not a measurement of Potlatch.
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
Potlatch questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Potlatch, Idaho?
922, in 373 households. Potlatch city covers 0.46 square miles of land, which is 1,983 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Potlatch in?
Latah 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 Potlatch?
$76,607. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $244,200. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Potlatch businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $728,750, plus 1 504 approvals worth $181,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Potlatch, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Potlatch borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Potlatch. 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 Potlatch figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Latah 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 Potlatch.
Is zoning published for Potlatch?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.