Idaho · Census place 05230
Basalt city, ID
Quick answer
Basalt city has 511 residents, ranking #147 of 236 places in Idaho. Median household income is $75,375, the median home is worth $300,000 and median gross rent runs $1,025 a month.
- Population
- 511Basalt city residents
- Median household income
- $75,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $300,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,025Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Basalt city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Basalt city median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.8% of residents and 89.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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