Idaho City vs Lowman

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

Idaho City and Lowman 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 42 in Lowman). Lowman has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $94,500 in Idaho City). Since 2019, Lowman's population has grown faster (+950.0% vs +6.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Idaho City	Lowman
Population	556	42
Median age	38.8 yrs	65.7 yrs
Median household income	$41,111	—
Median home value	$94,500	$212,500
Median gross rent	$776	—
Housing units	381	35
Homeownership rate	66.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idaho City	Lowman
Population	520 → 556 (+6.9%)	4 → 42 (+950.0%)
Median household income	$47,031 → $41,111 (-12.6%)	$76,500 → $82,813 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$133,000 → $94,500 (-28.9%)	$190,000 → $212,500 (+11.8%)
Median gross rent	$482 → $776 (+61.0%)	—

Idaho City

Population

520556

Median household income

$47,031$41,111

Median home value

$133,000$94,500

Median gross rent

$482$776

Lowman

Population

442

Median household income

$76,500$82,813

Median home value

$190,000$212,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idaho City	Lowman
Under 5	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	21.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.2%	35.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	64.3%
75 and over	17.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idaho City	Lowman
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idaho City	Lowman
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.3%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	63.5%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idaho City	Lowman
Drove alone	64.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idaho City	Lowman
1-unit, detached	65.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Idaho City	Lowman
Poverty rate	5.6%	42.9%
Average household size	1.92	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1975	1984