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83868

Smelterville, ID · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
906
Median household income
$51,270
People below poverty
12.9%
Median home value
$133,300

Income

The median income of households in 83868 was $51,270. An estimated 0% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0
$10,000 to $14,999 8.3
$15,000 to $24,999 10.7
$25,000 to $34,999 3.6
$35,000 to $49,999 20.8
$50,000 to $74,999 33.1
$75,000 to $99,999 8.1
$100,000 to $149,999 11.7
$150,000 to $199,999 3.6
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 29000
Female 28809

An estimated 68.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 50.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,288. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.3
Social Security 50.3
Retirement income 20.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.3
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 33% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 33
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12

In 2020-2024, 13.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 43.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 83868 in 2020-2024, 89.4% had health insurance coverage and 10.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 35.1% and public coverage was 63.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 83868 had a total population of 906 - 454 (50.1%) females and 452 (49.9%) males. The median age was 49.4 years. An estimated 10.7% of the population was under 18 years, 31.9% was 19 to 44 years, 25.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 30.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 83868 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 17
5 to 9 11 8
10 to 14 5 32
15 to 19 13 24
20 to 24 78 118
25 to 29 0 13
30 to 34 14 0
35 to 39 0 18
40 to 44 39 9
45 to 49 25 38
50 to 54 12 22
55 to 59 46 45
60 to 64 18 26
65 to 69 29 12
70 to 74 94 63
75 to 79 52 0
80 to 84 16 9
85 and over 0 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 88.7% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 12.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2% of the people in 83868 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 88.7% of the people in 83868 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 495 households in 83868. The average household size was 1.83 people.

Married-couple households made up 24.6% of the households in 83868 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.7% of all households, while 39.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 35.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 48.3% of all households.

In 83868, 9.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 50.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 24.6
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 27.5% of males and 29.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.3 42.8
Now married, except separated 27.5 29.2
Separated 0 0
Widowed 13.1 16.1
Divorced 18.1 11.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 83868, 12 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99% of the people living in 83868 were U.S. natives. 59.9% of the 83868 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1% of 83868 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 83868 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 83868.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 100

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 83868 in 2020-2024, 2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93 % of the people at least one year old living in 83868 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93
Different house, same county 4.4
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 0% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 83868 was 80 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 80. College or graduate school enrollment was 0.

Educational Attainment of People in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.9
High school diploma or equivalency 55.8
Some college, no degree 25
Associate's degree 3.3
Bachelor's degree 0
Graduate or professional degree 0

Disability

In 83868, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 24.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 24.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 83868, 60 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 88.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 1.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 442 88.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 6 1.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 52 10.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 83868 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4
Construction 13.2
Manufacturing 9.6
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 20.6
Other Services, except public administration 10.4
Public administration 0

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 83868 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 45 9
Service occupations 237 47.4
Sales and office occupations 34 6.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 124 24.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 60 12

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.8% of 83868 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 13.7

In 2020-2024, 83868 had a total of 527 housing units. Of these housing units, 60.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 22.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 60.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 22.3
Mobile homes 11.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 5.1

1.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 29% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 83868 was 4.3 rooms, and of these housing units 32.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 83868 had 495 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 32 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63% while renters occupied 37%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.77 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.94.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.1% and another 18.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 83868:

House Heating Fuel Used in 83868 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 54.3
Electricity 43.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 83868 was $133,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.1 % had a mortgage. 59.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,079 and for owners without a mortgage it was $472.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 83868 was $955. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.