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Challis, ID

840 Population
2 square miles 425.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±12.1 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Custer County: 55.5 ±4.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Idaho: 36.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,174 ±$5,959 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Custer County: $28,913 ±$2,725
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Idaho: $34,919 ±$346
$35,921 ±$19,086 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Custer County: $60,357 † ±$10,589
  • about half the amount in Idaho: $70,214 ±$715

28.7% ±18.9% (237  ±167) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Custer County: 11.6% † 497 (±4.6% / ±198)
  • more than double the rate in Idaho: 11% 198,788 (±0.3% / ±5,715)

10.2 minutes ±2.7 (3,090  ±1,873) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Custer County: 17.6 † 22,365 (±7.2 / ±6,350)
  • about half the figure in Idaho: 21.4 16,459,620 (±0.2 / ±158,376)

Families

348 ±93 Number of households
  • Custer County: 1,808 ±155
  • Idaho: 675,323 ±2,094
2.3 ±0.8 (785  ±199) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Custer County: 2.3 4,168 (±0.2 / ±16)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Idaho: 2.7 1,805,642

5.5% ±7.6% (11  ±16) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Custer County: 3.4% † 23 (±3% / ±21)
  • a little less than the rate in Idaho: 5.6% 24,093 (±0.3% / ±1,053)

Housing

553 ±111 Number of housing units
  • Custer County: 3,130 ±158
  • Idaho: 758,877 ±208

$181,600 ±$19,731 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Custer County: $282,000 ±$23,310
  • about half the amount in Idaho: $331,600 ±$2,580

21.8% ±11.4% (180  ±,104.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Custer County: 10.3% † 446 (±4% / ±,172.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Idaho: 16.2% 296,563 (±0.4% / ±7,052.9)

Social

92% ±36% (507  ±,134.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Custer County: 91.3% † 3,156 (±10.7% / ±,387.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Idaho: 91.4% 1,108,576 (±0.7% / ±8,407.5)
24.1% ±8.6% (133  ±60.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Custer County: 28.8% † 995 (±6.5% / ±,226.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Idaho: 30.2% 366,223 (±0.4% / ±4,942.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±7.8% (20  ±66) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Custer County: 0.7% 30
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Idaho: 5.7% 106,411

18.9% ±9.2% (112  ±62) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Custer County: 13.4% † 495 (±4.7% / ±175)
  • more than double the rate in Idaho: 8.6% 119,733 (±0.2% / ±2,530)
112 Total veterans ±62 102 Male ±55 10 Female ±17

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