ZIP 83226 · Challis
Who lives in ZIP code 83226 (Challis, ID): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Challis, ID · Custer County
uszips 2026
People2,100
Median age57.2
Household income$36,458
Home value—
Median rent$677/mo
Poverty16.1%
College degree+18.3%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 0 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 899
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.8% are 65 or older; 83.7% are adults.
Household income
15.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,713.
Education (adults 25+)
38.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.7%
- Never married
- 16.6%
- Divorced
- 20.6%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 3.26
- Dual-income families
- 73.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.1%
- Rent burden
- 47.8%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.6%
- Unemployment
- 0.5%
- Self-employed
- 15.4%
- Farmers
- 8.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.5%
- Veterans
- 18.4%
- With a disability
- 18.8%
- No health insurance
- 22.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.