Overview New Meadows is a tiny city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 636 people and just one neighborhood, New Meadows is the 111th largest community in Idaho. New Meadows home prices are not only among the most expensive in Idaho, but New Meadows real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America. Occupations and Workforce Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, New Meadows is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.57% of the New Meadows workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, New Meadows is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Meadows who work in office and administrative support (13.04%), sales jobs (11.96%), and management occupations (11.96%). Setting & Lifestyle The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, New Meadows has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes New Meadows a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, New Meadows doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute. New Meadows Demographics In terms of college education, the citizens of New Meadows rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.46% of adults 25 and older in New Meadows have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in New Meadows in 2022 was $29,639, which is middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,556 for a family of four. The people who call New Meadows home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Meadows residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in New Meadows include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in New Meadows is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.