Council

Population: 824
Median household income: $43,224
Median home value: $165,600

Located in Adams County, Idaho, Council is a community with a population of 824. At $43,224, its median household income sits below Adams County's $59,286.

Between 2019 and 2023, Council's population grew 10.3% from 747 to 824, while its median home value rose 75.8% from $94,200 to $165,600.

The median resident is 58.0 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 24.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 824
Median age: 58.0 yrs
Median household income: $43,224
Median home value: $165,600
Median gross rent: $828
Housing units: 447
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

747824

Median household income

$28,686$43,224

Median home value

$94,200$165,600

Median gross rent

$586$828

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	747	$28,686	$94,200	$586
2020	823	$29,792	$108,600	$701
2021	798	$35,278	$111,100	$751
2022	655	$42,222	$145,800	$790
2023	824	$43,224	$165,600	$828

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 241.5%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6418.8%

65 to 7424.9%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	3.5%
5 to 17	103	12.5%
18 to 24	12	1.5%
25 to 34	66	8.0%
35 to 44	101	12.3%
45 to 54	66	8.0%
55 to 64	155	18.8%
65 to 74	205	24.9%
75 and over	87	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	755	91.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	1.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	127	18.7%
High school graduate	198	29.1%
Some college or associate's	255	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	78	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone69.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked17.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	134	69.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	17.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	13.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	134	80.2%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	7	4.2%
45 to 59 min	11	6.6%
60+ min	15	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 17.1% (136 of 797)

	Count	Share
Family households	174	51.0%
Nonfamily households	167	49.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	341	76.3%
Vacant	106	23.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	237	69.5%
Renter-occupied	104	30.5%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other9.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	345	77.2%
1-unit, attached	6	1.3%
2 to 4 units	25	5.6%
5 to 19 units	18	4.0%
20 or more units	9	2.0%
Mobile home & other	44	9.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1618820
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 44.7332, -116.4368

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