What is the population of Shoshone city?

Shoshone city has 1,985 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #69 of 236 in Idaho.

What is the median household income in Shoshone city?

Median household income in Shoshone city is $56,050 a year, 28.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $898 a month and the median home value is $187,800, so rent absorbs about 19.2% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Shoshone city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Shoshone, ID population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Shoshone, Idaho (Shoshone, ID — Census place “Shoshone city”) is 1,985 residents, ranking #69 of 236 places in Idaho. Median household income is $56,050, the median home is worth $187,800 and median gross rent runs $898 a month. Looking for the Shoshone Idaho ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Shoshone, ID: 83352.

Population: 1,985Shoshone city residents
Median household income: $56,050Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $187,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $898Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 32.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.4%Owner-occupied households

Shoshone ZIP codes (Idaho)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Shoshone.

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

83352

What the numbers mean in Shoshone city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Shoshone city median would spend about 19.2% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 69.4% of households own their home.

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

Shoshone city, ID in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Shoshone city is a small town in Idaho, with 1,985 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #69 of 236 ranked by population — larger than 71% of them. The median age here is 32.7 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 Shoshone city earn a median of $56,050 a year, 28.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% 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 9.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Shoshone city is valued at $187,800, 38.1% below the national figure and 31% below the $271,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $898 a month, 36.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,776 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.2% 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 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.4% 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.

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 Shoshone city?: Shoshone city has 1,985 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #69 of 236 in Idaho.
What is the median household income in Shoshone city?: Median household income in Shoshone city is $56,050 a year, 28.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Shoshone city?: Median gross rent is $898 a month and the median home value is $187,800, so rent absorbs about 19.2% of median household income.
Is Shoshone city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Shoshone city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Shoshone 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.