
Idaho · Census place 71470
St. Maries, ID population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of St. Maries, Idaho (St. Maries, ID — Census place “St. Maries city”) is 3,032 residents, ranking #51 of 236 places in Idaho. Median household income is $52,468, the median home is worth $205,400 and median gross rent runs $859 a month. Looking for the St. Maries Idaho ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve St. Maries, ID: 83861.
- Population
- 3,032St. Maries city residents
- Median household income
- $52,468Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $205,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $859Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.6%Owner-occupied households
St. Maries ZIP codes (Idaho)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps St. Maries.
The St. Maries 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 St. Maries city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the St. Maries city median would spend about 19.6% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.1% of residents and 68.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
St. Maries city, ID in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
St. Maries city is a small town in Idaho, with 3,032 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #51 of 236 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 39.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 St. Maries city earn a median of $52,468 a year, 33.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% below 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 18.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in St. Maries city is valued at $205,400, 32.3% below the national figure and 24% below the $271,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $859 a month, 38.9% below the national figure, or roughly $10,308 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.6% 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 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68.6% 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.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Idaho.
- Victor city 3,024
- Soda Springs city 3,150
- Homedale city 3,006
- Salmon city 3,196
- Wendell city 2,940
- Mountain Home AFB CDP 3,198
- Iona city 2,882
- Orofino city 3,254
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of St. Maries city?
- St. Maries city has 3,032 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #51 of 236 in Idaho.
- What is the median household income in St. Maries city?
- Median household income in St. Maries city is $52,468 a year, 33.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in St. Maries city?
- Median gross rent is $859 a month and the median home value is $205,400, so rent absorbs about 19.6% of median household income.
- Is St. Maries city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Maries city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this St. Maries 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.