Coeur d'Alene is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 56,894 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Coeur d'Alene is the seventh largest community in Idaho. Much of the housing stock in Coeur d'Alene was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Coeur d'Alene economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Coeur d'Alene, where the median household income is $70,845.00.

Coeur d'Alene home prices are not only among the most expensive in Idaho, but Coeur d'Alene real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Coeur d'Alene has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.44% 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.

The overall education level of Coeur d'Alene citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.54% of adults in Coeur d'Alene have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Coeur d'Alene in 2022 was $38,872, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,488 for a family of four. However, Coeur d'Alene contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Coeur d'Alene is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.