De Smet vs Plummer

A side-by-side comparison of De Smet and Plummer: population, income, housing, and more.

De Smet and Plummer are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plummer has the higher population (1,055 vs 134 in De Smet). Plummer has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $44,792 in De Smet). Plummer has the higher median home value ($163,800 vs $94,200 in De Smet).

Population, income & housing

	De Smet	Plummer
Population	134	1,055
Median age	21.5 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$44,792	$52,188
Median home value	$94,200	$163,800
Median gross rent	$920	$934
Housing units	34	436
Homeownership rate	44.8%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Smet	Plummer
Population	202 → 134 (-33.7%)	1,105 → 1,055 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $44,792 (+17.5%)	$46,042 → $52,188 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $94,200 (+17.8%)	$110,100 → $163,800 (+48.8%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $920 (+93.7%)	$797 → $934 (+17.2%)

De Smet

Population

202134

Median household income

$38,125$44,792

Median home value

$80,000$94,200

Median gross rent

$475$920

Plummer

Population

1,1051,055

Median household income

$46,042$52,188

Median home value

$110,100$163,800

Median gross rent

$797$934

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Smet	Plummer
Under 5	1.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	41.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	15.5%
25 to 34	14.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	7.5%	8.8%
45 to 54	9.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	7.5%	19.3%
65 to 74	7.5%	4.3%
75 and over	1.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Smet	Plummer
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	42.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35.8%	35.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	60.4%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Smet	Plummer
No high school diploma	15.6%	17.4%
High school graduate	43.8%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Smet	Plummer
Drove alone	60.0%	82.1%
Carpooled	20.0%	5.0%
Public transit	20.0%	3.5%
Walked	0.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Smet	Plummer
1-unit, detached	100.0%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	De Smet	Plummer
Poverty rate	47.0%	13.7%
Average household size	4.62	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1979	1979