About Filer

Filer is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 1,642 people and just one neighborhood, Filer is the 71st largest community in Idaho.

When you are in Filer, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.3% of Filer's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Filer is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Filer who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.02%), sales jobs (9.74%), and food service (5.29%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Filer spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.39 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Filer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Filer Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Filer is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.46% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Filer in 2000 was $14,443, 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 $57,772 for a family of four.

The people who call Filer home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Filer is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Filer include German, English, Irish, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Filer is English. Some people also speak Spanish.