What is the population of Montpelier city?

Montpelier city has 2,681 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #57 of 236 in Idaho.

What is the median household income in Montpelier city?

Median household income in Montpelier city is $52,212 a year, 33.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Montpelier city?

Median gross rent is $639 a month and the median home value is $185,600, so rent absorbs about 14.7% of median household income.

Is Montpelier city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Montpelier city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Montpelier, ID population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Montpelier, Idaho (Montpelier, ID — Census place “Montpelier city”) is 2,681 residents, ranking #57 of 236 places in Idaho. Median household income is $52,212, the median home is worth $185,600 and median gross rent runs $639 a month. Looking for the Montpelier Idaho ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Montpelier, ID: 83254.

Population: 2,681Montpelier city residents
Median household income: $52,212Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $185,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $639Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 79.2%Owner-occupied households

Montpelier ZIP codes (Idaho)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Montpelier.

The Montpelier ID ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

83254

What the numbers mean in Montpelier city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Montpelier city median would spend about 14.7% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.4% of residents and 79.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Montpelier city, ID in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Montpelier city is a small town in Idaho, with 2,681 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #57 of 236 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 35.4 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 Montpelier city earn a median of $52,212 a year, 33.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% below the $63,864 median for the 100 Idaho cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 13.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Montpelier city is valued at $185,600, 38.8% below the national figure and 32% below the $271,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $639 a month, 54.6% below the national figure, or roughly $7,668 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 79.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Montpelier city?: Montpelier city has 2,681 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #57 of 236 in Idaho.
What is the median household income in Montpelier city?: Median household income in Montpelier city is $52,212 a year, 33.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Montpelier city?: Median gross rent is $639 a month and the median home value is $185,600, so rent absorbs about 14.7% of median household income.
Is Montpelier city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Montpelier city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Montpelier 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.