Idaho · Census place 03160
Arco, ID population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Arco, Idaho (Arco, ID — Census place “Arco city”) is 842 residents, ranking #113 of 236 places in Idaho. Median household income is $31,023, the median home is worth $157,700 and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Arco Idaho ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Arco, ID: 83213.
- Population
- 842Arco city residents
- Median household income
- $31,023Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $157,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66%Owner-occupied households
Arco ZIP codes (Idaho)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Arco.
The Arco ID ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Arco city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
The median home costs 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 35.9% of residents and 66% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Arco city, ID in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Arco city is a very small community in Idaho, with 842 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #113 of 236 ranked by population — larger than 52% of them. The median age here is 37.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Arco city earn a median of $31,023 a year, 60.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 51% below the $63,864 median for the 100 Idaho cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 35.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Arco city is valued at $157,700, 48% below the national figure and 42% below the $271,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 842 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Arco city against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld gross rent for Arco city because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Idaho.
- Lapwai city 1,041
- Kamiah city 1,053
- Plummer city 1,055
- Kootenai city 1,076
- Riverside CDP 1,126
- Wallace city 1,127
- Cottonwood city 1,138
- Greenleaf city 1,152
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Arco city?
- Arco city has 842 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #113 of 236 in Idaho.
- What is the median household income in Arco city?
- Median household income in Arco city is $31,023 a year, 60.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Arco city?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $157,700.
- Is Arco city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Arco city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market.
- How current is this Arco city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.