Challis

Population: 794
Median household income: $50,034
Median home value: $168,300

Located in Custer County, Idaho, Challis is a community with a population of 794. At $50,034, its median household income sits below Custer County's $56,957.

Between 2019 and 2023, Challis's population grew 4.7% from 758 to 794, while its median home value rose 20.9% from $139,200 to $168,300.

The median gross rent is $635. 22.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 794
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,034
Median home value: $168,300
Median gross rent: $635
Housing units: 585
Homeownership rate: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

758794

Median household income

$25,956$50,034

Median home value

$139,200$168,300

Median gross rent

$529$635

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	758	$25,956	$139,200	$529
2020	761	$21,640	$155,300	$548
2021	891	$25,417	$167,400	$579
2022	840	$35,921	$181,600	$592
2023	794	$50,034	$168,300	$635

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	4.0%
5 to 17	112	14.1%
18 to 24	66	8.3%
25 to 34	75	9.4%
35 to 44	115	14.5%
45 to 54	156	19.6%
55 to 64	100	12.6%
65 to 74	118	14.9%
75 and over	20	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	642	80.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	2.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	2.6%
Two or more races	50	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's42.5%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	9.2%
High school graduate	148	25.3%
Some college or associate's	248	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	122	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone46.4%

Carpooled35.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	192	46.4%
Carpooled	146	35.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	14.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	263	74.3%
15 to 29 min	49	13.8%
30 to 44 min	20	5.6%
45 to 59 min	17	4.8%
60+ min	5	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 15.2% (118 of 778)

	Count	Share
Family households	183	48.5%
Nonfamily households	194	51.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	377	64.4%
Vacant	208	35.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	212	56.2%
Renter-occupied	165	43.8%

1-unit, detached53.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	315	53.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	56	9.6%
5 to 19 units	39	6.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	175	29.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1613780
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 44.5058, -114.2283