Elk River vs Weippe

A side-by-side comparison of Elk River and Weippe: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Weippe has the higher population (382 vs 133 in Elk River). Elk River has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $29,167 in Weippe). Elk River has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $113,000 in Weippe).

Population, income & housing

	Elk River	Weippe
Population	133	382
Median age	62.3 yrs	62.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,125	$29,167
Median home value	$218,800	$113,000
Median gross rent	—	$625
Housing units	157	246
Homeownership rate	94.5%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk River	Weippe
Population	144 → 133 (-7.6%)	373 → 382 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$37,273 → $63,125 (+69.4%)	$32,222 → $29,167 (-9.5%)
Median home value	$106,000 → $218,800 (+106.4%)	$77,100 → $113,000 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$642 → $625 (-2.6%)

Elk River

Population

144133

Median household income

$37,273$63,125

Median home value

$106,000$218,800

Weippe

Population

373382

Median household income

$32,222$29,167

Median home value

$77,100$113,000

Median gross rent

$642$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk River	Weippe
Under 5	1.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.3%	1.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.0%
35 to 44	4.5%	3.4%
45 to 54	7.5%	7.6%
55 to 64	43.6%	19.6%
65 to 74	21.8%	27.5%
75 and over	6.8%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk River	Weippe
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk River	Weippe
No high school diploma	1.8%	19.8%
High school graduate	58.9%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk River	Weippe
Drove alone	68.1%	85.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.4%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	6.0%
Other means	12.8%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk River	Weippe
1-unit, detached	80.3%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.5%	31.3%

Poverty & households

	Elk River	Weippe
Poverty rate	18.8%	31.2%
Average household size	1.82	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	16	30
Median year structure built	1953	1974