Smelterville's Livability
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B-
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Housing -
B+
Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
D+
Education -
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Weather -
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Amenities
About Smelterville, ID
Smelterville, ID is located in Shoshone County in the state of Idaho.
The total City Population for Smelterville is about 595 with about 444 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $91,718, which is roughly 46% lower than the Average Home Value of $171,026 for the state of Idaho, and roughly 51% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $41,059, which is roughly 13% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $47,141 for the state of Idaho, and roughly 29% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.13Male Population Estimate: 55.8%
Female Population Estimate: 44.2%
Median Age: 51.4
Male Median Age: 43.0
Female Median Age: 41.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:7.7%
Hispanic:3.2%
Other:1%
Black:0.7%
Asian:0.5%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![Mike Crapo](/assets/images/politicians/senators/mike_crapo.jpg)
![Jim Risch](/assets/images/politicians/senators/jim_risch.jpg)
![Brad Little](/assets/images/politicians/governors/brad_little.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 27.99%
Libertarian: 1.17%
Other: 1.14%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Smelterville specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Shoshone County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Shoshone County: About 396.416 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Shoshone County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 27% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Smelterville is about 3.6%.
Idaho is ranked #41 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 24.75 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 13.95The average living wage for the state of Idaho is $31.29/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Idaho a minimum wage score of 6.86 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.35/hr, which gives Idaho a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 30.66 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Idaho is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 5.2 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Idaho does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Idaho does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Idaho does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Idaho does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Idaho does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Idaho does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Idaho does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Idaho does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Idaho does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Idaho does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Idaho does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Idaho does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Idaho does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Idaho does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Idaho does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Idaho does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Idaho does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Idaho does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 83868Latitude: 47.542600
Longitude: -116.177500
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 3851.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 208