Pinehurst vs Smelterville

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

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

Pinehurst has the higher population (2,014 vs 670 in Smelterville). Pinehurst has the higher median household income ($66,447 vs $46,597 in Smelterville). Pinehurst has the higher median home value ($267,100 vs $117,600 in Smelterville).

Population, income & housing

	Pinehurst	Smelterville
Population	2,014	670
Median age	40.6 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,447	$46,597
Median home value	$267,100	$117,600
Median gross rent	$833	$825
Housing units	786	343
Homeownership rate	80.6%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pinehurst	Smelterville
Population	1,346 → 2,014 (+49.6%)	738 → 670 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$30,865 → $66,447 (+115.3%)	$36,667 → $46,597 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$136,200 → $267,100 (+96.1%)	$68,200 → $117,600 (+72.4%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $833 (+8.5%)	$753 → $825 (+9.6%)

Pinehurst

Population

1,3462,014

Median household income

$30,865$66,447

Median home value

$136,200$267,100

Median gross rent

$768$833

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)

	Pinehurst	Smelterville
Under 5	7.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	11.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	11.2%
25 to 34	16.6%	6.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	16.7%	17.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	20.4%
75 and over	8.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pinehurst	Smelterville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pinehurst	Smelterville
No high school diploma	12.3%	19.2%
High school graduate	43.9%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pinehurst	Smelterville
Drove alone	78.8%	75.5%
Carpooled	13.1%	8.0%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	16.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pinehurst	Smelterville
1-unit, detached	77.2%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Pinehurst	Smelterville
Poverty rate	9.7%	19.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1968	1947