Fernwood vs St. Maries

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

Fernwood 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 130 in Fernwood). Since 2019, St. Maries's population has grown faster (+3.7% vs -41.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Fernwood	St. Maries
Population	130	3,032
Median age	—	39.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$52,468
Median home value	—	$205,400
Median gross rent	—	$859
Housing units	72	1,238
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	—	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fernwood	St. Maries
Population	222 → 130 (-41.4%)	2,924 → 3,032 (+3.7%)
Median household income	—	$45,000 → $52,468 (+16.6%)
Median home value	—	$155,100 → $205,400 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$603 → $859 (+42.5%)

Fernwood

Population

222130

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)

	Fernwood	St. Maries
Under 5	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	17.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	100.0%	6.8%
75 and over	0.0%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fernwood	St. Maries
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fernwood	St. Maries
No high school diploma	44.6%	9.6%
High school graduate	0.0%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	55.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fernwood	St. Maries
Drove alone	—	79.9%
Carpooled	—	10.9%
Public transit	—	2.7%
Walked	—	1.8%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	4.6%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fernwood	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

	Fernwood	St. Maries
Poverty rate	0.0%	18.1%
Average household size	1.81	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	—	16
Median year structure built	—	1967