Because of many things, Rathdrum is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Rathdrum a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Rathdrum has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Rathdrum’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small city, Rathdrum does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Rathdrum who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.42% of the adults in Rathdrum have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rathdrum in 2018 was $34,508, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,032 for a family of four. However, Rathdrum contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rathdrum is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Rathdrum include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Rathdrum is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
