Hamer is home to 59 people in Idaho. The median age is 54.5, about 16 years above the US median. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 47 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 96% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,167, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 142%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hamer
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate39.0% → 8.5%(−30.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$34,002 → $84,167(+148%)US over the same years: +14%
Median age34.1 → 54.5(+20.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2 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
Hamer, decade by decade
Hamer 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
1990
59
$34,002
$102,003
11.6%
40.5
2000
12
$44,024
$100,191
0.0%
71.2
2010
48
$95,756
$155,078
15.4%
56.1
2020
83
$80,298
$227,257
38.1%
67.6
2024
59
$84,167
$242,900
18.6%
48.1
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.
