Basalt vs Firth

A side-by-side comparison of Basalt and Firth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Basalt has the higher population (511 vs 381 in Firth). Basalt has the higher median household income ($75,375 vs $49,167 in Firth). Basalt has the higher median home value ($300,000 vs $197,900 in Firth).

Population, income & housing

	Basalt	Firth
Population	511	381
Median age	36.5 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,375	$49,167
Median home value	$300,000	$197,900
Median gross rent	$1,025	$718
Housing units	180	139
Homeownership rate	89.1%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Basalt	Firth
Population	396 → 511 (+29.0%)	526 → 381 (-27.6%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $75,375 (+44.7%)	$53,333 → $49,167 (-7.8%)
Median home value	$136,500 → $300,000 (+119.8%)	$101,500 → $197,900 (+95.0%)
Median gross rent	$806 → $1,025 (+27.2%)	$618 → $718 (+16.2%)

Basalt

Population

396511

Median household income

$52,083$75,375

Median home value

$136,500$300,000

Median gross rent

$806$1,025

Firth

Population

526381

Median household income

$53,333$49,167

Median home value

$101,500$197,900

Median gross rent

$618$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Basalt	Firth
Under 5	6.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	26.8%	23.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	5.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	17.2%	19.2%
45 to 54	8.6%	6.3%
55 to 64	18.0%	11.0%
65 to 74	6.8%	12.6%
75 and over	5.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Basalt	Firth
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	78.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	5.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Basalt	Firth
No high school diploma	11.2%	9.3%
High school graduate	32.9%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Basalt	Firth
Drove alone	74.2%	69.7%
Carpooled	10.4%	16.1%
Public transit	0.4%	4.5%
Walked	1.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Basalt	Firth
1-unit, detached	86.7%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Basalt	Firth
Poverty rate	1.8%	12.1%
Average household size	2.92	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1971	1970