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Sandpoint, ID
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Living in Sandpoint


Sandpoint is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 10,444 people and five associated neighborhoods, Sandpoint is the 27th largest community in Idaho.

Housing costs in Sandpoint are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Idaho.

Of important note, Sandpoint is also a city of artists. Sandpoint has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sandpoint’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sandpoint spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.73 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The citizens of Sandpoint are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.55% of adults in Sandpoint have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sandpoint in 2022 was $43,623, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,492 for a family of four. However, Sandpoint contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sandpoint is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sandpoint home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sandpoint residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sandpoint include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Sandpoint is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

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