What is the population of Paul city?

Paul city has 1,615 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #75 of 236 in Idaho.

What is the median household income in Paul city?

Median household income in Paul city is $62,830 a year, 20% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $788 a month and the median home value is $251,200, so rent absorbs about 15.1% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Paul city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Paul, ID population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Paul, Idaho (Paul, ID — Census place “Paul city”) is 1,615 residents, ranking #75 of 236 places in Idaho. Median household income is $62,830, the median home is worth $251,200 and median gross rent runs $788 a month. Looking for the Paul Idaho ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Paul, ID: 83347.

Population: 1,615Paul city residents
Median household income: $62,830Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $251,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $788Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 32.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.3%Owner-occupied households

Paul ZIP codes (Idaho)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Paul.

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

83347

What the numbers mean in Paul city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Paul city median would spend about 15.1% 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 11.2% of residents and 73.3% of households own their home.

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

Paul city, ID in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Paul city is a small town in Idaho, with 1,615 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #75 of 236 ranked by population — larger than 68% of them. The median age here is 32.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 Paul city earn a median of $62,830 a year, 20% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $63,864 median for the 100 Idaho cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 11.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Paul city is valued at $251,200, 17.2% below the national figure and 7% below the $271,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $788 a month, 44% below the national figure, or roughly $9,456 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.1% 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 4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 73.3% 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.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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 Paul city?: Paul city has 1,615 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #75 of 236 in Idaho.
What is the median household income in Paul city?: Median household income in Paul city is $62,830 a year, 20% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Paul city?: Median gross rent is $788 a month and the median home value is $251,200, so rent absorbs about 15.1% of median household income.
Is Paul city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Paul city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Paul 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.