Stanley is a city of 319 people in Idaho. At a median age of 73.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 77% of adults have a four-year degree. 99% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has roughly tripled since 2000, adding 219 people. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Older
median age 73.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
77% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
99% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Stanley
What changed most since 1990
Population54 → 319(+491%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age37.2 → 73.1(+35.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.8% → 77.1%(+64.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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 era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War100%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3 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
Stanley, decade by decade
Stanley 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
54
$39,752
$300,009
12.8%
0.0
2000
100
$68,882
$440,294
25.6%
7.3
2010
63
$64,136
$422,652
59.5%
0.0
2020
116
$80,212
–
99.2%
16.6
2024
319
–
–
77.1%
0.0
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.
