De Smet vs St. Maries

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

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

St. Maries has the higher population (3,032 vs 134 in De Smet). St. Maries has the higher median household income ($52,468 vs $44,792 in De Smet). St. Maries has the higher median home value ($205,400 vs $94,200 in De Smet).

Population, income & housing

	De Smet	St. Maries
Population	134	3,032
Median age	21.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,792	$52,468
Median home value	$94,200	$205,400
Median gross rent	$920	$859
Housing units	34	1,238
Homeownership rate	44.8%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Smet	St. Maries
Population	202 → 134 (-33.7%)	2,924 → 3,032 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $44,792 (+17.5%)	$45,000 → $52,468 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $94,200 (+17.8%)	$155,100 → $205,400 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $920 (+93.7%)	$603 → $859 (+42.5%)

De Smet

Population

202134

Median household income

$38,125$44,792

Median home value

$80,000$94,200

Median gross rent

$475$920

St. Maries

Population

2,9243,032

Median household income

$45,000$52,468

Median home value

$155,100$205,400

Median gross rent

$603$859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Smet	St. Maries
Under 5	1.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	41.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.7%
25 to 34	14.9%	10.6%
35 to 44	7.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	7.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	7.5%	6.8%
75 and over	1.5%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Smet	St. Maries
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35.8%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	60.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Smet	St. Maries
No high school diploma	15.6%	9.6%
High school graduate	43.8%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Smet	St. Maries
Drove alone	60.0%	79.9%
Carpooled	20.0%	10.9%
Public transit	20.0%	2.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Smet	St. Maries
1-unit, detached	100.0%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	De Smet	St. Maries
Poverty rate	47.0%	18.1%
Average household size	4.62	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	29	16
Median year structure built	1979	1967