Mullan vs Smelterville

A side-by-side comparison of Mullan and Smelterville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mullan has the higher population (758 vs 670 in Smelterville). Mullan has the higher median household income ($51,094 vs $46,597 in Smelterville). Mullan has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $117,600 in Smelterville).

Population, income & housing

	Mullan	Smelterville
Population	758	670
Median age	50.0 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,094	$46,597
Median home value	$169,000	$117,600
Median gross rent	$936	$825
Housing units	464	343
Homeownership rate	81.3%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mullan	Smelterville
Population	810 → 758 (-6.4%)	738 → 670 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$43,269 → $51,094 (+18.1%)	$36,667 → $46,597 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $169,000 (+102.4%)	$68,200 → $117,600 (+72.4%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $936 (+33.0%)	$753 → $825 (+9.6%)

Mullan

Population

810758

Median household income

$43,269$51,094

Median home value

$83,500$169,000

Median gross rent

$704$936

Smelterville

Population

738670

Median household income

$36,667$46,597

Median home value

$68,200$117,600

Median gross rent

$753$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mullan	Smelterville
Under 5	10.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	10.6%	11.9%
18 to 24	2.5%	11.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	6.6%
35 to 44	9.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.9%
55 to 64	17.3%	17.8%
65 to 74	15.0%	20.4%
75 and over	11.3%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mullan	Smelterville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	86.9%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mullan	Smelterville
No high school diploma	4.1%	19.2%
High school graduate	48.0%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mullan	Smelterville
Drove alone	77.3%	75.5%
Carpooled	16.4%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	16.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mullan	Smelterville
1-unit, detached	89.7%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Mullan	Smelterville
Poverty rate	17.7%	19.9%
Average household size	2.18	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	1938	1947