De Smet vs Tensed

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

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

De Smet has the higher population (134 vs 56 in Tensed). De Smet has the higher median household income ($44,792 vs $25,833 in Tensed). Tensed has the higher median home value ($110,000 vs $94,200 in De Smet).

Population, income & housing

	De Smet	Tensed
Population	134	56
Median age	21.5 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$44,792	$25,833
Median home value	$94,200	$110,000
Median gross rent	$920	$467
Housing units	34	42
Homeownership rate	44.8%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Smet	Tensed
Population	202 → 134 (-33.7%)	95 → 56 (-41.1%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $44,792 (+17.5%)	$20,833 → $25,833 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $94,200 (+17.8%)	$102,100 → $110,000 (+7.7%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $920 (+93.7%)	$450 → $467 (+3.8%)

De Smet

Population

202134

Median household income

$38,125$44,792

Median home value

$80,000$94,200

Median gross rent

$475$920

Tensed

Population

9556

Median household income

$20,833$25,833

Median home value

$102,100$110,000

Median gross rent

$450$467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Smet	Tensed
Under 5	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	41.8%	10.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	3.6%
25 to 34	14.9%	7.1%
35 to 44	7.5%	5.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.5%
55 to 64	7.5%	28.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	17.9%
75 and over	1.5%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Smet	Tensed
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	66.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35.8%	21.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino	60.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Smet	Tensed
No high school diploma	15.6%	27.1%
High school graduate	43.8%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Smet	Tensed
Drove alone	60.0%	58.8%
Carpooled	20.0%	17.6%
Public transit	20.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Smet	Tensed
1-unit, detached	100.0%	40.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	35.7%

Poverty & households

	De Smet	Tensed
Poverty rate	47.0%	32.1%
Average household size	4.62	1.47
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1979	1977