2022 population: 428,826 ( 66,958 from 2010 , 17,977 from 2020)
Land area: 27912.7 square miles
Population density: 15.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	352,622	82.23%	14.4%
Black:	2,636	0.61%	71.8%
Indian:	6,667	1.55%	8.9%
Asian:	5,390	1.26%	66.8%
2+ races:	7,901	1.84%	67.5%
Hispanic:	53,610	12.50%	42.5%

Total non-White:	76,204	17.77%	42.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	13,186	16.0
Deaths:	8,357	10.2
Net Migration:	12,860	15.7
Net Immigration:	340	0.4

Change in White population:	44,289	12.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	22,669	6.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
361,868
308,333	85.21%
1,534	0.42%
6,120	1.69%
3,232	0.89%
4,718	1.30%
37,620	10.40%
53,535	14.79%

2000
302,442
267,767	88.53%
957	0.32%
5,615	1.86%
2,226	0.74%
3,180	1.05%
22,514	7.44%
34,675	11.47%

1990
264,832
243,207	91.83%
826	0.31%
5,050	1.91%
2,704	1.02%
n/a
13,045	4.93%
21,625	8.17%

1980
250,390
235,211	93.94%
729	0.29%
4,041	1.61%
1,683	0.67%
n/a
8,561	3.42%
15,179	6.06%

1970
194,452
184,708	94.99%
626	0.32%
3,103	1.60%
1,038	0.53%
n/a
4,381	2.25%
9,744	5.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
57,224	18.9
20,263	6.7
6,581	2.2
4,421	1.5

40,566	13.4
18,860	6.2

Number	Rate
1990's
49,286	18.6
18,640	7.0
-3,968	-1.5
5,674	2.1

24,560	9.3
13,050	4.9

Number	Rate
1980's
55,359	22.1
16,102	6.4
-24,060	-9.6
n/a

7,996	3.2
6,446	2.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
13,289	6.8
n/a

50,503	26.0
5,435	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID-WY Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.0
118,190	27.6%
310,636	72.4%
61,376	14.3%

149,862
2.87

103,558	69.1%
85,649	82.7%
6,907	6.7%
46,304	30.9%

2010
Number	Percent
31.7
107,843	29.8%
254,025	70.2%
39,303	10.9%

125,642
2.84

91,402	72.7%
74,655	81.7%
6,905	7.6%
34,240	27.3%

2000
Number	Percent
30.8
93,472	30.9%
208,970	69.1%
30,866	10.2%

102,618
2.89

76,373	74.4%
64,508	84.5%
5,738	7.5%
26,245	25.6%

1990
Number	Percent
27.7
92,455	34.9%
172,377	65.1%
25,684	9.7%

86,822
3.00

66,249	76.3%
57,194	86.3%
4,394	6.6%
20,573	23.7%

1980
Number	Percent
25.4
90,463	36.1%
159,927	63.9%
19,734	7.9%

79,855
3.09

62,373	78.1%
55,690	89.3%
3,767	6.0%
17,482	21.9%

2022 Housing Data for Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID-WY Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,813	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,180	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,001	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,789	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,100	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,394	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,566	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,323	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,078	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,518	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	15,699	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	21,503	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	15,171	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,114	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	10,950	7.3%
$200,000 or more	10,663	7.1%

Median Household Income	70,419
Per Capita Income	33,709

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,049	4.7%
Public Assistance	4,338	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,517	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	173,367	71.3%
Unemployed	8,272	3.4%
In Armed Forces	323	0.1%

Total Labor Force	181,962	74.8%
Not in Labor Force	61,316	25.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	76,000	58,991	56.3%
Non-Profit	6,386	7,815	45.0%
Self-Employed	15,395	9,201	62.6%

Local Government	6,303	10,609	37.3%
State Government	4,575	5,712	44.5%
Federal Government	5,482	2,632	67.6%

Total Private + Self	91,395	68,192	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22,746	26,768	45.9%
Total	114,141	94,960	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	16.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	31,075	14.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	42,749	20.4%
Professional, Technical	45,604	21.8%
Service Occupations	39,718	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3,960	1.9%
All others	50,455	24.1%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	27,782	183.3%
Retail trade	25,547	168.6%
Educational services	23,052	152.1%
Accommodation and food services	18,083	119.3%
Construction	17,996	118.7%
Manufacturing	16,120	106.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	13,932	91.9%
Public administration	9,612	63.4%
Other services	8,702	57.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8,345	55.1%
Transportation and warehousing	7,975	52.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,088	46.8%
Finance and insurance	6,833	45.1%
Wholesale trade	4,978	32.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,871	25.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,443	22.7%
Information	2,954	19.5%
Utilities	1,915	12.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,313	8.7%
Management	60	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	44,880	10.13%
Puerto Rican	1,362	0.31%
Cuban	293	0.07%
Dominican	157	0.04%

Total Central American	1,086	0.25%
Costa Rican	41	0.01%
Guatemalan	539	0.12%
Honduran	89	0.02%
Nicaraguan	140	0.03%
Panamanian	26	0.01%
Salvadoran	251	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,252	0.51%
Argentinean	247	0.06%
Bolivian	13	0.00%
Chilean	282	0.06%
Colombian	453	0.10%
Ecuadorian	289	0.07%
Paraguayan	66	0.01%
Peruvian	382	0.09%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	478	0.11%
Other South American	42	0.01%

Other Hispanic	4,143	0.93%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,094	0.25%
Japanese	865	0.20%
Filipino	562	0.13%
Indian	481	0.11%
Korean	244	0.06%
Indonesian	211	0.05%
Hmong	197	0.04%
Thai	174	0.04%
Vietnamese	169	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	371,789	90.0%
Spanish	33,261	8.1%
Other Indo-European	1,603	0.4%
Chinese	1,187	0.3%
Other	1,151	0.3%
Other Asian	1,002	0.2%
German, other Germanic	872	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	801	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	711	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	105,087	23.7%
German	60,269	13.6%
Irish	30,997	7.0%
American	28,457	6.4%
European	17,406	3.9%
Scottish	17,075	3.9%
Swedish	15,257	3.4%
Danish	14,378	3.2%
Italian	11,976	2.7%
Norwegian	10,802	2.4%
French	8,051	1.8%
Welsh	7,922	1.8%
Dutch	6,032	1.4%
British	5,721	1.3%
Swiss	4,828	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	430,420	97.1%
Not a citizen	12,823	2.9%

Native	421,993	95.2%
Foreign-born	21,250	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,290	2.7%	13,033	4.9%	68,189	25.6%	95,857	36.0%	55,716	20.9%	26,240	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,290	2.7%
9-12 Years	13,033	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	68,189	25.6%
Some College	95,857	36.0%
Bach. Degree	55,716	20.9%
Grad Degree	26,240	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	139,595	132,325	7,270	5.2%
1991	144,073	136,072	8,001	5.6%
1992	147,366	138,530	8,836	6.0%
1993	153,083	144,750	8,333	5.4%
1994	158,340	149,948	8,392	5.3%
1995	159,415	151,127	8,288	5.2%
1996	159,755	151,664	8,091	5.1%
1997	165,292	157,486	7,806	4.7%
1998	168,568	160,818	7,750	4.6%
1999	169,586	162,119	7,467	4.4%

2000	167,199	160,464	6,735	4.0%
2001	169,982	162,841	7,141	4.2%
2002	172,455	164,508	7,947	4.6%
2003	176,239	168,370	7,869	4.5%
2004	178,258	170,931	7,327	4.1%
2005	184,165	177,749	6,416	3.5%
2006	185,452	179,661	5,791	3.1%
2007	191,639	186,737	4,902	2.6%
2008	190,782	183,381	7,401	3.9%
2009	188,925	175,748	13,177	7.0%

2010	193,443	179,311	14,132	7.3%
2011	193,217	179,533	13,684	7.1%
2012	194,123	181,296	12,827	6.6%
2013	194,209	182,296	11,913	6.1%
2014	193,914	186,082	7,832	4.0%
2015	198,106	191,071	7,035	3.6%
2016	201,879	195,177	6,702	3.3%
2017	205,667	199,869	5,798	2.8%
2018	209,135	203,752	5,383	2.6%
2019	214,169	208,858	5,311	2.5%

2020	215,905	206,710	9,195	4.3%
2021	223,265	216,378	6,887	3.1%
2022	229,853	224,089	5,764	2.5%
2023	231,394	225,074	6,320	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	175,322
Median Value	$340,128

Occupied	149,862	85.5%
Vacant	25,460	14.5%

Owned	105,767	70.6%
Rented	44,095	29.4%
Median Rent	$922

Single-Family Units	128,409	73.2%
Detached	121,200	69.1%
Attached	7,209	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17,503	10.0%
Mobile Homes	14,425	8.2%

Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID-WY Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID-WY Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID-WY Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID-WY Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID-WY Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID-WY Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID-WY Market Area