ZIP Code 83824 — De Smet CDP, ID Demographics & Data

ZIP code 83824 covers De Smet, ID in Benewah County with a population of about 398.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 47.1 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 208, 986; U.S. House district ID-1; the SPOKANE media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 26.1%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 37.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 3.6 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Professional services, Education, and Agriculture; about 3.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 12.2 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 163.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $334,000 — about 4% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $575 (about 51% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 77.4% (about 12.0 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 83824 in De Smet, ID, a household would need roughly $92,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,146. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for De Smet CDP, ID as Very Low (composite score 19.9), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (74.8) and flood (46.9). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for De Smet CDP, ID show little to no average snow and around 24.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 26 for ZIP 83824 (De Smet CDP, ID) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.