Wardner

Population: 300
Median home value: $302,900

Wardner is a community in Shoshone County, Idaho, home to 300 residents. The median home value of $302,900 is above the Shoshone County median ($222,700).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wardner's population grew 58.7% from 189 to 300, while its median home value rose 172.1% from $111,300 to $302,900.

The typical home was built around 1938. 6.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 300
Median age: 31.1 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $302,900
Median gross rent: $1,119
Housing units: 157
Homeownership rate: 48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

189300

Median household income

$45,000$34,643

Median home value

$111,300$302,900

Median gross rent

$645$1,119

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	189	$45,000	$111,300	$645
2020	242	$29,318	$123,800	$945
2021	304	$31,875	$211,400	$1,097
2022	330	$34,643	$300,000	$1,100
2023	300	—	$302,900	$1,119

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 3434.7%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	5.7%
5 to 17	38	12.7%
18 to 24	7	2.3%
25 to 34	104	34.7%
35 to 44	25	8.3%
45 to 54	32	10.7%
55 to 64	32	10.7%
65 to 74	36	12.0%
75 and over	9	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	280	93.3%
Black or African American	6	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	1.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.4%

High school graduate54.6%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1	0.4%
High school graduate	130	54.6%
Some college or associate's	65	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	38	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	160	93.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.9%
Other means	3	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58	34.9%
15 to 29 min	28	16.9%
30 to 44 min	11	6.6%
45 to 59 min	23	13.9%
60+ min	46	27.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 6.7% (20 of 300)

	Count	Share
Family households	92	70.2%
Nonfamily households	39	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	131	83.4%
Vacant	26	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	63	48.1%
Renter-occupied	68	51.9%

1-unit, detached97.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	153	97.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	1	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1685240
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.5190, -116.1357