Carey, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Carey is a Census city of 1,196 people across 3.45 square miles of land, in Blaine County. Median household income is $59,375, 71.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carey
What Carey is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.45 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land347 plus or minus 131
- County holding the largest share of its areaBlaine County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Carey
- Population1,196 plus or minus 451
- Median age26.4 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 18501 plus or minus 178
- Share under 1841.9 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Population 65 and over70 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over5.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Households296 plus or minus 90
- Family households262 plus or minus 90
- Share of households that are families88.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Carey
- Median household income$59,375 plus or minus $19,918
- Per capita income$19,781 plus or minus $4,967
- Civilian labor force485 plus or minus 153
- Employed452 plus or minus 144
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over612 plus or minus 202
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent plus or minus 41.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Carey
- Housing units324 plus or minus 91
- Occupied units296 plus or minus 90
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate8.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied212 plus or minus 87
- Renter occupied84 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate71.6 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$311,800 plus or minus $169,683
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,063 plus or minus $348
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.5 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Single family units300 plus or minus 91
- Share single family92.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more3.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Carey gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute426 plus or minus 144
- Commuting under 15 minutes165 plus or minus 129
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.7 percent plus or minus 27.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more250 plus or minus 70
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.7 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Drove alone83.5 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home5.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carey
SBA loans in Carey (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,520,900
- Average approval$380,225
- Median approval$378,000
- Largest approval$714,900
- Jobs supported75
- Jobs per approval18.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term156 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carey, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Carey (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$214,000
- Average approval$214,000
- Median approval$214,000
- Largest approval$214,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carey, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Carey
- NFIP communityCity of Carey
- NFIP community number160234
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/26/10
The City of Carey participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160234 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Blaine County, not Carey
Blaine County context, not Carey figures
- Establishments in Blaine County1,688
- Covered employment, Blaine County14,374
- Average annual pay, Blaine County$60,713
- Housing units permitted, Blaine County119
Every figure in this section is published for Blaine County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carey.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Carey questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carey, Idaho?
1,196, in 296 households. Carey city covers 3.45 square miles of land, which is 347 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carey in?
Blaine County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carey?
$59,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $311,800. Median gross rent is $1,063 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Carey businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $378,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $214,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carey, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Carey borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Carey. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Carey in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Carey appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carey, city of, community 160234, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Carey figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Blaine County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carey.
Is zoning published for Carey?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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