Buhl vs Castleford

A side-by-side comparison of Buhl and Castleford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buhl has the higher population (4,624 vs 166 in Castleford). Buhl has the higher median household income ($46,217 vs $44,167 in Castleford). Since 2019, Buhl's population has grown faster (+4.4% vs -24.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Buhl	Castleford
Population	4,624	166
Median age	35.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,217	$44,167
Median home value	$192,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,265	$883
Housing units	1,900	85
Homeownership rate	78.6%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buhl	Castleford
Population	4,429 → 4,624 (+4.4%)	221 → 166 (-24.9%)
Median household income	$42,525 → $46,217 (+8.7%)	$37,500 → $44,167 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $192,600 (+108.0%)	$55,900 → $90,000 (+61.0%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $1,265 (+94.3%)	$796 → $883 (+10.9%)

Buhl

Population

4,4294,624

Median household income

$42,525$46,217

Median home value

$92,600$192,600

Median gross rent

$651$1,265

Castleford

Population

221166

Median household income

$37,500$44,167

Median home value

$55,900$90,000

Median gross rent

$796$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buhl	Castleford
Under 5	3.9%	9.0%
5 to 17	24.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	1.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	23.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	5.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	4.8%
55 to 64	11.3%	25.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	13.9%
75 and over	7.7%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buhl	Castleford
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	40.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	59.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buhl	Castleford
No high school diploma	25.9%	29.3%
High school graduate	29.9%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buhl	Castleford
Drove alone	78.9%	92.9%
Carpooled	12.0%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buhl	Castleford
1-unit, detached	80.1%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	42.4%

Poverty & households

	Buhl	Castleford
Poverty rate	7.2%	13.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1964	1978