Paul is a city of 1,586 people in Idaho. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 31.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 588 people. Density works out to 2,137 people per square mile. Renters pay $828 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 116%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Paul
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$91,683 → $268,100(+192%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share19.3% → 42.9%(+23.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Population901 → 1,586(+76%)US over the same years: +35%
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)43.1%(22)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 51 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
Paul, decade by decade
Paul 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
901
$50,001
$91,683
4.9%
44.6
2000
998
$55,409
$123,873
10.5%
39.1
2010
1,169
$54,546
$142,131
10.7%
57.2
2020
1,195
$62,059
$169,928
18.2%
63.6
2024
1,586
$66,500
$268,100
13.1%
67.4
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.
