Saint Charles, ID · standard
ZIP Code 83272
Bear Lake County, Idaho - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 313
- 1/sq mi
- $77,614
- Median income
- 12.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Saint Charles pairs an above-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 41%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 99%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 83272 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 83272 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 347.8 square miles in Saint Charles, Bear Lake County, Idaho. The area is home to 313 residents, producing a population density of 1 people per square mile, and falls within the Boise time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 83272 against Idaho and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 83272 sits at $77,614 (6% above the Idaho average), while per-capita income is $43,339. The poverty rate stands at 7.8% and the unemployment rate at 15.9%. On housing, the median home value is - with median rent at - per month, and 98.5% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 83272 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 12.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.3, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Bear Lake County, so you can benchmark 83272 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 83272, Saint Charles, ID · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
313
Population
347.8
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Boise
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 83272?
46.3
Median Age
47.9%
Male
52.1%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$77,614
Median Household Income
+6% vs state
$43,339
Per Capita Income
7.8%
Poverty Rate
15.9%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 83272 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$77,614 Top 41% higher than 59% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
350
Total Housing Units
65
Occupied Units
285
Vacant Units
3.37
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1977
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 83272, employing approximately 9 people with a combined annual payroll of $512,000.
6
Businesses
9
Employees
$512K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 83272 vs 83287 →
ZIP 83272 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 83261
Paris (83261)
536 residents
- 83272
Saint Charles (83272)
313 residents
- 83287
Fish Haven (83287)
299 residents
- 83223 139
Bloomington (83223)
139 residents
- 83233 109
Dingle (83233)
109 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 83272 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 83272 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 83287
Fish Haven (83287)
$102,059 median income
- 83261
Paris (83261)
$95,000 median income
- 83223
Bloomington (83223)
$79,583 median income
- 83272
Saint Charles (83272)
$77,614 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 83272 ranks #4 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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