De Smet is a city of 135 people in Idaho. This skews young, with a median age of 17.9. The poverty rate is 71.9%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. The typical home is worth $55,700. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)66.7%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War33.3%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
De Smet, decade by decade
De Smet population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
175
$41,076
$34,526
0.0%
5.8
2020
145
$47,876
$99,993
8.5%
98.3
2024
135
–
$55,700
9.7%
58.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
