Moving to Smelterville, Idaho
Population: 651. Estimated population in July 2024: 618 (-5.1% change)
Males: 332 (51.0%), Females: 319 (49.0%)
Shoshone County
Zip code: 83868
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $21,908
Median house value: $49,700
Population by Race
Races in Smelterville:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (24.1%), United States (11.5%), Irish (10.0%), English (8.9%), Italian (3.5%), Dutch (3.4%).
Elevation: 2230 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Smelterville
- High school or higher: 65.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.2%
- Unemployed: 14.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Smelterville city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 44.7%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 25.8%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +186 (+40.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Smelterville:
- SHOSHONE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; KELLOGG, ID)
- BENEWAH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; SAINT MARIES, ID)
- KOOTENAI MEDICAL CENTER (about 43 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Smelterville:
- COEUR D’ALENE AIR TERM (about 47 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Abbreviation: COE)
- PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 85 miles; PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID, WA; Abbreviation: PUW)
- SPOKANE INTL (about 94 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Abbreviation: GEG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Smelterville:
- SHOSHONE COUNTY (about 1 miles; KELLOGG, ID; Abbreviation: S83)
- MAGEE (about 21 miles; COEUR D ALENE, ID; Abbreviation: S77)
- ST MARIES MUNI (about 31 miles; ST MARIES, ID; Abbreviation: S72)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Smelterville:
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 43 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 60 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,860)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; CHENEY, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,852)