About Potlatch

Potlatch is a very small town located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 2,039 people and just one neighborhood, Potlatch is the 65th largest community in Idaho. Potlatch has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Potlatch is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.1% of the Potlatch workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Potlatch is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Potlatch who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.49%), sales jobs (9.03%), and teaching (6.35%).

In addition, many people in Potlatch have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

One downside of living in Potlatch, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.20 minutes every day commuting to work.

Potlatch is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Potlatch isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.85% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Potlatch is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Potlatch Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Potlatch is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 19.65% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Potlatch in 2000 was $16,430, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,720 for a family of four.

The people who call Potlatch home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Potlatch is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Potlatch include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Swiss, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Potlatch is English.