Princeton, ID · standard
ZIP Code 83857
Latah County, Idaho - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 691
- 4/sq mi
- $78,185
- Median income
- $335,300
- Median home value
- 21.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Princeton pairs an above-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 41%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 29%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 96%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 83857 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 83857 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Princeton, Latah County, Idaho, home to just 691 residents across 164.5 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 83857 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $78,185 (7% above the Idaho average), while per-capita income is $28,607. 2.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 6.4%. On housing, the median home value is $335,300 (12% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 96.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.8, and the average commute is -. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Latah County, so you can benchmark 83857 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 83857, Princeton, ID · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
691
Population
164.5
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 83857?
44.8
Median Age
48.3%
Male
51.7%
Female
0.8%
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?
$78,185
Median Household Income
+7% vs state
$28,607
Per Capita Income
2.1%
Poverty Rate
6.4%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 83857 ranks nationally
Princeton, ID household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$78,185 Top 41% higher than 59% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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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?
436
Total Housing Units
397
Occupied Units
39
Vacant Units
2.71
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$335,300
Median Home Value
-12% vs state
1977
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 22 business establishments in ZIP 83857, employing approximately 236 people with a combined annual payroll of $15,725,000.
22
Businesses
236
Employees
$15.7M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 10 | 45.5% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 13.6% |
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 83857 vs 83871 →
ZIP 83857 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 83855
Potlatch (83855)
2,111 residents
- 83871
Troy (83871)
1,938 residents
- 83857 691
Princeton (83857)
691 residents
- 83834 254
Harvard (83834)
254 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 83857 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 83857 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 83834
Harvard (83834)
$98,594 median income
- 83871
Troy (83871)
$89,750 median income
- 83855
Potlatch (83855)
$84,423 median income
- 83857
Princeton (83857)
$78,185 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 83857 ranks #4 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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