St. Maries vs Tensed

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

St. Maries and Tensed 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 56 in Tensed). St. Maries has the higher median household income ($52,468 vs $25,833 in Tensed). St. Maries has the higher median home value ($205,400 vs $110,000 in Tensed).

Population, income & housing

	St. Maries	Tensed
Population	3,032	56
Median age	39.6 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,468	$25,833
Median home value	$205,400	$110,000
Median gross rent	$859	$467
Housing units	1,238	42
Homeownership rate	68.6%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Maries	Tensed
Population	2,924 → 3,032 (+3.7%)	95 → 56 (-41.1%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $52,468 (+16.6%)	$20,833 → $25,833 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$155,100 → $205,400 (+32.4%)	$102,100 → $110,000 (+7.7%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $859 (+42.5%)	$450 → $467 (+3.8%)

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

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)

	St. Maries	Tensed
Under 5	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	10.7%
18 to 24	10.7%	3.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	7.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	5.4%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.5%	28.6%
65 to 74	6.8%	17.9%
75 and over	9.2%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Maries	Tensed
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	66.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	21.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Maries	Tensed
No high school diploma	9.6%	27.1%
High school graduate	38.5%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Maries	Tensed
Drove alone	79.9%	58.8%
Carpooled	10.9%	17.6%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Maries	Tensed
1-unit, detached	76.3%	40.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	4.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	35.7%

Poverty & households

	St. Maries	Tensed
Poverty rate	18.1%	32.1%
Average household size	2.49	1.47
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1967	1977