Rathdrum is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 11,580 people and four associated neighborhoods, Rathdrum is the 25th largest community in Idaho. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Rathdrum, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Rathdrum, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Rathdrum’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Rathdrum does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,431.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rathdrum is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.39% of the Rathdrum workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Rathdrum is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Rathdrum who work in sales jobs (14.77%), office and administrative support (9.52%), and management occupations (9.21%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.25% 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. Rathdrum is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Rathdrum are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.95% of adults in Rathdrum having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Rathdrum in 2022 was $35,359, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,436 for a family of four. However, Rathdrum contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Rathdrum home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rathdrum residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rathdrum include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Rathdrum is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
