Filer, ID

Census Place

2024 Population

2,925

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.7

3.69% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.09%

41.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$64,671

20.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$247,500

10.3% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Filer, ID is home to a population of 2.93k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.64% of Filer, ID residents were born outside of the country (48 people).

In 2024, there were 15.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.43k people) in Filer, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 160 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 119 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Filer, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Filer, ID was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Filer, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Filer, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.43k ± 234
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
160 ± 134
White (Hispanic)
119 ± 125

10.2%

Hispanic Population

299 people

10.2% of the people in Filer, ID are hispanic (299 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Filer, ID as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Idaho.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
54,768 ± 5,664 people
Canada
6,434 ± 1,966 people
Philippines
2,796 ± 1,297 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 54,768 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 6,434 and Philippines with 2,796.

Foreign-Born Population

1.64%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

48 people

0.846%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

24 people

As of 2024, 1.64% of Filer, ID residents (48 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Filer, ID was 0.846%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Filer, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
108 ± 131
Gulf War (2001-)
40 ± 37

Filer, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.7 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Filer, ID.

Economy

The economy of Filer, ID employs 1.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Filer, ID were Manufacturing (269 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (178 people), and Retail Trade (149 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,528), Public Administration ($61,500), and Manufacturing ($57,899).

Employment

Occupations

1.24k

2024 Value

± 222

14.9%

1 Year growth

± 22.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Filer, ID grew at a rate of 14.9%, from 1.08k employees to 1.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Filer, ID, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (167 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (134 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (127 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Filer, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.24k

2024 Value

± 222

14.9%

1 Year growth

± 22.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Filer, ID grew at a rate of 14.9%, from 1.08k employees to 1.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Filer, ID, are Manufacturing (269 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (178 people), and Retail Trade (149 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Filer, ID, though some of these residents may live in Filer, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,552

Median earning men ± $10,914

$30,817

Median earning women ± $6,061

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,375), Manufacturing ($59,255), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,929).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($59,118), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($41,394), and Manufacturing ($40,083).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Filer, ID was $247,500 in 2024, which is 0.744 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $224,400 to $247,500, a 10.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Filer, ID is 77.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Filer, ID have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Filer, ID is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$247,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$37,739

$853

Median Property Taxes

±$202

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Filer, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Filer, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.7%

Homeownership

2024

59.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.7% of the housing units in Filer, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Filer, ID compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,671

Median Household Income

± $10,391

1.1k

Number of Households

± 233

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.1k households in Filer, ID grew to $64,671 from the previous year's value of $53,508.

The following chart displays the households in Filer, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Filer, ID is from Idaho.

0.467

2024 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2024, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.325% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.7%)
Worked At Home (9.98%)
Carpooled (8.32%)

In 2024, 80.7% of workers in Filer, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.98%) and those who carpooled to work (8.32%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Filer, ID have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.99% of the workforce in Filer, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Filer, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Filer, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Filer, ID have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.09% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Filer, ID (149 out of 2.93k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Filer, ID is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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