Castleford vs Filer

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

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

Filer has the higher population (2,837 vs 166 in Castleford). Filer has the higher median household income ($53,508 vs $44,167 in Castleford). Since 2019, Filer's population has grown faster (+1.2% vs -24.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Castleford	Filer
Population	166	2,837
Median age	40.1 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,167	$53,508
Median home value	—	$224,400
Median gross rent	$883	$1,127
Housing units	85	1,101
Homeownership rate	59.7%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleford	Filer
Population	221 → 166 (-24.9%)	2,804 → 2,837 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $44,167 (+17.8%)	$43,375 → $53,508 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$55,900 → $90,000 (+61.0%)	$149,900 → $224,400 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $883 (+10.9%)	$855 → $1,127 (+31.8%)

Castleford

Population

221166

Median household income

$37,500$44,167

Median home value

$55,900$90,000

Median gross rent

$796$883

Filer

Population

2,8042,837

Median household income

$43,375$53,508

Median home value

$149,900$224,400

Median gross rent

$855$1,127

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castleford	Filer
Under 5	9.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	25.8%
18 to 24	1.8%	9.7%
25 to 34	23.5%	9.5%
35 to 44	5.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	4.8%	7.9%
55 to 64	25.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	14.0%
75 and over	1.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleford	Filer
White (non-Hispanic)	40.4%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	59.6%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleford	Filer
No high school diploma	29.3%	18.3%
High school graduate	35.8%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleford	Filer
Drove alone	92.9%	81.4%
Carpooled	1.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleford	Filer
1-unit, detached	57.6%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	42.4%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Castleford	Filer
Poverty rate	13.9%	8.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1978	1982