Plummer vs St. Maries

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

Plummer 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 1,055 in Plummer). St. Maries has the higher median household income ($52,468 vs $52,188 in Plummer). St. Maries has the higher median home value ($205,400 vs $163,800 in Plummer).

Population, income & housing

	Plummer	St. Maries
Population	1,055	3,032
Median age	31.9 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,188	$52,468
Median home value	$163,800	$205,400
Median gross rent	$934	$859
Housing units	436	1,238
Homeownership rate	60.5%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Plummer	St. Maries
Population	1,105 → 1,055 (-4.5%)	2,924 → 3,032 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$46,042 → $52,188 (+13.3%)	$45,000 → $52,468 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$110,100 → $163,800 (+48.8%)	$155,100 → $205,400 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $934 (+17.2%)	$603 → $859 (+42.5%)

Plummer

Population

1,1051,055

Median household income

$46,042$52,188

Median home value

$110,100$163,800

Median gross rent

$797$934

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)

	Plummer	St. Maries
Under 5	4.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	15.5%	10.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	19.3%	14.5%
65 to 74	4.3%	6.8%
75 and over	3.6%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Plummer	St. Maries
White (non-Hispanic)	42.4%	95.4%
Black or African American	4.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35.4%	1.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Plummer	St. Maries
No high school diploma	17.4%	9.6%
High school graduate	36.0%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Plummer	St. Maries
Drove alone	82.1%	79.9%
Carpooled	5.0%	10.9%
Public transit	3.5%	2.7%
Walked	6.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	4.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Plummer	St. Maries
1-unit, detached	67.2%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Plummer	St. Maries
Poverty rate	13.7%	18.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1979	1967