Plummer, Idaho

Plummer is located at 47°20′0″N 116°53′4″W (47.333423, -116.884393).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²).

During the census[2] of 2000, there were 990 people in the city. 336 households, and 257 families were present there. The population density was 875.2 people per square mile (338.3/km²). There were 380 housing units. The average density of 335.9/sq mi (129.8/km²). 55.86% were White, 0.71% African American, 39.29% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.93% of the population.

Of the 336 households, 38.4% had children under 18 living with them. 49.4% were married couples living together. 17.3% had a female resident with no husband present. 23.5% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.33.

33.3% people in the city were under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,438, and the median income for a family was $31,806. Males had a median income of $26,583 versus $20,357 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,564. About 17.3% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.