Banks vs Idaho City

A side-by-side comparison of Banks and Idaho City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Idaho City has the higher population (556 vs 0 in Banks). Since 2019, Idaho City's population has grown faster (+6.9% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Banks	Idaho City
Population	0	556
Median age	—	38.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,111
Median home value	—	$94,500
Median gross rent	—	$776
Housing units	33	381
Homeownership rate	—	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	11.0%
Unemployment rate	—	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Banks	Idaho City
Population	6 → 0 (-100.0%)	520 → 556 (+6.9%)
Median household income	—	$47,031 → $41,111 (-12.6%)
Median home value	—	$133,000 → $94,500 (-28.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$482 → $776 (+61.0%)

Banks

Population

Idaho City

Population

520556

Median household income

$47,031$41,111

Median home value

$133,000$94,500

Median gross rent

$482$776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Banks	Idaho City
Under 5	—	6.8%
5 to 17	—	17.6%
18 to 24	—	0.5%
25 to 34	—	8.5%
35 to 44	—	21.4%
45 to 54	—	9.5%
55 to 64	—	9.2%
65 to 74	—	8.6%
75 and over	—	17.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Banks	Idaho City
White (non-Hispanic)	—	86.7%
Black or African American	—	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	1.4%
Two or more races	—	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	—	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Banks	Idaho City
No high school diploma	—	4.1%
High school graduate	—	21.3%
Some college or associate's	—	63.5%
Bachelor's degree	—	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	—	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Banks	Idaho City
Drove alone	—	64.2%
Carpooled	—	0.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	23.3%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	11.9%
Other means	—	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Banks	Idaho City
1-unit, detached	48.5%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51.5%	30.7%

Poverty & households

	Banks	Idaho City
Poverty rate	—	5.6%
Average household size	—	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	—	1975