Plummer vs Tensed

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

Plummer and Tensed 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 56 in Tensed). Plummer has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $25,833 in Tensed). Plummer has the higher median home value ($163,800 vs $110,000 in Tensed).

Population, income & housing

	Plummer	Tensed
Population	1,055	56
Median age	31.9 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,188	$25,833
Median home value	$163,800	$110,000
Median gross rent	$934	$467
Housing units	436	42
Homeownership rate	60.5%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Plummer	Tensed
Population	1,105 → 1,055 (-4.5%)	95 → 56 (-41.1%)
Median household income	$46,042 → $52,188 (+13.3%)	$20,833 → $25,833 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$110,100 → $163,800 (+48.8%)	$102,100 → $110,000 (+7.7%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $934 (+17.2%)	$450 → $467 (+3.8%)

Plummer

Population

1,1051,055

Median household income

$46,042$52,188

Median home value

$110,100$163,800

Median gross rent

$797$934

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)

	Plummer	Tensed
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.2%	10.7%
18 to 24	15.5%	3.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	7.1%
35 to 44	8.8%	5.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	19.3%	28.6%
65 to 74	4.3%	17.9%
75 and over	3.6%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Plummer	Tensed
White (non-Hispanic)	42.4%	66.1%
Black or African American	4.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35.4%	21.4%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Plummer	Tensed
No high school diploma	17.4%	27.1%
High school graduate	36.0%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Plummer	Tensed
Drove alone	82.1%	58.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	17.6%
Public transit	3.5%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	11.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Plummer	Tensed
1-unit, detached	67.2%	40.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	35.7%

Poverty & households

	Plummer	Tensed
Poverty rate	13.7%	32.1%
Average household size	2.66	1.47
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1979	1977