Council vs New Meadows

A side-by-side comparison of Council and New Meadows: population, income, housing, and more.

Council and New Meadows are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Council has the higher population (824 vs 311 in New Meadows). New Meadows has the higher median household income ($65,250 vs $43,224 in Council). New Meadows has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $165,600 in Council).

Population, income & housing

	Council	New Meadows
Population	824	311
Median age	58.0 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,224	$65,250
Median home value	$165,600	$275,000
Median gross rent	$828	$933
Housing units	447	188
Homeownership rate	69.5%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Council	New Meadows
Population	747 → 824 (+10.3%)	430 → 311 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$28,686 → $43,224 (+50.7%)	$47,125 → $65,250 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$94,200 → $165,600 (+75.8%)	$152,500 → $275,000 (+80.3%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $828 (+41.3%)	$661 → $933 (+41.1%)

Council

Population

747824

Median household income

$28,686$43,224

Median home value

$94,200$165,600

Median gross rent

$586$828

New Meadows

Population

430311

Median household income

$47,125$65,250

Median home value

$152,500$275,000

Median gross rent

$661$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Council	New Meadows
Under 5	3.5%	16.1%
5 to 17	12.5%	5.1%
18 to 24	1.5%	11.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	21.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	16.4%
45 to 54	8.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	18.8%	8.7%
65 to 74	24.9%	0.0%
75 and over	10.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Council	New Meadows
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	98.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Council	New Meadows
No high school diploma	18.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	29.1%	52.4%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Council	New Meadows
Drove alone	69.4%	83.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.1%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Council	New Meadows
1-unit, detached	77.2%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Council	New Meadows
Poverty rate	17.1%	17.4%
Average household size	2.34	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1972	1978