83255 Zip Code (Lost River, ID) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,163
Zip code population in 2010: 1,213
Zip code population in 2000: 1,138

Houses and condos: 571
Renter-occupied apartments: 82
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 83255: 87.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 448.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,325 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,145 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 83255:

• High school or higher: 90.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 83255:

• Never married: 18.3%
• Now married: 63.2%
• Separated: 2.7%
• Widowed: 8.4%
• Divorced: 7.5%

• 
• • 1,11696.0%White
  • 443.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 83255, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,384 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,384
State:	$73,627

Salary/wage: $54,316 (reported on 70.5% of returns)

Here:	$54,316
State:	$55,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1170.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3515.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7560.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11280.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18304.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,223 (reported on 29.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,223
Idaho:	$2,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 350.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,586 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,586
State:	$7,088

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.2% for AGIs below $25k, 246.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 102.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,990 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	+$13,990
State:	+$37,284

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 140.0% for AGIs below $25k, 863.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2028.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,170 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,170
State:	+$12,955

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.0% for AGIs below $25k, 336.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 232.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,933 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

83255:	$12,933
Idaho:	$20,110

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 646.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,350 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

Here:	$32,350
State:	$38,402

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1078.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $7,050 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

83255:	$7,050
State:	$7,596

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 235.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,471 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,471
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.4% for AGIs below $25k, 131.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 83255, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,142 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,142
State:	$52,536

Salary/wage: $43,916 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$43,916
State:	$41,938

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $871 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$871
Idaho:	$1,874

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,143 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,143
State:	$5,706

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,878 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	+$12,878
State:	+$14,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 21.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,057 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,057
State:	+$10,113

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,767 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

83255:	$14,767
Idaho:	$14,642

Total itemized deductions: $18,487 (24% of AGI, reported on 37.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,487
State:	$22,697

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	22.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $6,900 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	$6,900
State:	$5,246

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,240 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

83255:	$4,240
State:	$7,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,983 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,983
State:	$2,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.5%

Here:	72%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 64.3% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 83255, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,252 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,252
State:	$42,679

Salary/wage: $35,408 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$35,408
State:	$35,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,142 (reported on 46.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,142
Idaho:	$2,024

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,548 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,548
State:	$2,917

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,842 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,842
State:	+$13,146

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,494 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,494
State:	+$8,765

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,456 (26% of AGI, reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,456
State:	$18,385

Here:	25.7% of AGI
State:	23.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,200 (8% of AGI, reported on 27.7% of returns)

Here:	$5,200
State:	$3,875

Here:	8.0% of AGI
State:	4.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,463 (reported on 68.5% of returns)

83255:	$4,463
State:	$6,282

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,439 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,439
State:	$1,660

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.0%

Here:	73%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $10k, 69.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 83213, 83320, 83251, 83244, 83253, 83348.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 421

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 24 (19 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 128 (88 now married, 40 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 83255 with a mortgage: 138 (21 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,512
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $329

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 83255 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 29$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 25$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 82$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 60$50,000 to $59,999
• 29$60,000 to $74,999
• 61$75,000 to $99,999
• 22$100,000 to $124,999
• 18$125,000 to $149,999
• 24$150,000 to $199,999
• 22$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 83255

• 15Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 20$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 48$200,000 to $249,999
• 41$250,000 to $299,999
• 11$300,000 to $399,999
• 45$400,000 to $499,999
• 17$500,000 to $749,999
• 9$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 83255

• 3$400 to $449
• 15$450 to $499
• 5$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 2$600 to $649
• 15$650 to $699
• 5$700 to $749
• 3$800 to $899
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $888.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $256,973.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $296,067

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $290,855 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $223,289 - $367,787

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $734,898

Here:	$734,898
State:	$527,539

Mobile homes: $278,937

Here:	$278,937
State:	$150,232

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 437
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 110
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Unemployment: 2.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 83255

• 73.0%314Drove a car alone
• 7.9%34Carpooled
• 2.3%10Bicycle
• 1.4%6Walked
• 0.5%2Other means
• 14.0%60Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 83255

• 13Less than 5 minutes
• 535 to 9 minutes
• 13010 to 14 minutes
• 4015 to 19 minutes
• 3020 to 24 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 3130 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 2340 to 44 minutes
• 3145 to 59 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,163

• Male householders: 231 (57 living alone), Female householders: 218 (78 living alone)

• 267 spouses (267 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 354 children (352 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 70 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 15 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 10 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 181 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 134 1-person

216 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (26 men, 43 women).

98.4% of residents of 83255 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.2%

Population in 1990: 1,083. Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+5.1%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 751
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 49
• South: 40
• West: 300

67% of the 83255 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Idaho.

96% of the 83255 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Photography Studios, Portrait (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Landfill (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 83255 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	7	81.1 years
Charles	6	74.7 years
William	6	84.6 years
George	5	81.2 years
Richard	5	77.6 years
Jack	4	71.3 years
Albert	3	77.7 years
James	3	77.7 years
Helen	3	76.3 years
Mary	3	82.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 83255 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jensen	11	82.9 years
Jones	6	82.2 years
King	6	79.5 years
Waddoups	6	87.2 years
Pearson	5	93.0 years
Reynolds	5	79.0 years
Wheeler	5	73.8 years
Beverland	4	84.5 years
Coburn	4	80.5 years
Johnson	4	83.0 years