2024 population: 171,233 ( 13,810 from 2020)
Land area: 5196.1 square miles
Population density: 33.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	139,749	81.61%	6.7%
Black:	960	0.56%	20.0%
Indian:	989	0.58%	7.6%
Asian:	1,984	1.16%	16.0%
2+ races:	3,079	1.80%	19.5%
Hispanic:	24,472	14.29%	19.5%

Total non-White:	31,484	18.39%	18.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,674	15.4
Deaths:	5,567	8.8
Net Migration:	9,246	14.7
Net Immigration:	543	0.9

Change in White population:	8,817	5.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,993	3.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
157,423
130,932	83.17%
800	0.51%
919	0.58%
1,711	1.09%
2,577	1.64%
20,484	13.01%
26,491	16.83%

2010
133,265
114,511	85.93%
578	0.43%
697	0.52%
1,057	0.79%
1,660	1.25%
14,672	11.01%
18,754	14.07%

2000
104,576
94,122	90.00%
389	0.37%
541	0.52%
768	0.73%
973	0.93%
7,730	7.39%
10,454	10.00%

1990
91,668
85,672	93.46%
337	0.37%
592	0.65%
1,016	1.11%
n/a
4,051	4.42%
5,996	6.54%

1980
84,626
80,850	95.54%
164	0.19%
428	0.51%
817	0.97%
n/a
2,333	2.76%
3,776	4.46%

1970
65,794
63,656	96.75%
129	0.20%
372	0.57%
364	0.55%
n/a
1,158	1.76%
2,138	3.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
22,463	16.9
9,266	7.0
4,816	3.6
222	0.2

16,421	12.3
7,737	5.8

Number	Rate
2000's
20,803	19.9
7,341	7.0
10,278	9.8
1,183	1.1

20,389	19.5
8,300	7.9

Number	Rate
1990's
17,594	19.2
6,344	6.9
121	0.1
2,142	2.3

8,450	9.2
4,458	4.9

Number	Rate
1980's
19,226	22.7
5,323	6.3
-6,463	-7.6
n/a

4,822	5.7
2,220	2.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,279	3.5
n/a

17,194	26.1
1,638	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Idaho Falls, ID Metro 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
33.1
48,720	14.8%
279,936	85.2%
20,808	6.3%

53,049
2.96

37,853	71.4%
30,701	81.1%
2,895	7.6%
15,196	28.6%

2010
Number	Percent
31.6
42,896	32.2%
90,369	67.8%
14,353	10.8%

45,904
2.87

34,273	74.7%
27,923	81.5%
2,788	8.1%
11,631	25.3%

2000
Number	Percent
31.6
34,181	32.7%
70,395	67.3%
10,619	10.2%

35,729
2.89

27,189	76.1%
23,033	84.7%
2,064	7.6%
8,540	23.9%

1990
Number	Percent
28.4
32,951	35.9%
58,717	64.1%
8,454	9.2%

30,135
3.01

23,492	78.0%
20,346	86.6%
1,553	6.6%
6,643	22.0%

1980
Number	Percent
25.4
31,700	37.5%
52,926	62.5%
6,304	7.4%

26,885
3.12

21,465	79.8%
19,410	90.4%
1,229	5.7%
5,420	20.2%

2022 Housing Data for Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,980	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,387	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,395	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,202	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,394	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,682	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,523	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,999	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,136	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,880	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,766	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,186	15.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,646	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,969	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,876	7.3%
$200,000 or more	4,028	7.6%

Median Household Income	73,208
Per Capita Income	32,169

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,604	4.9%
Public Assistance	1,364	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,220	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	58,786	71.9%
Unemployed	2,461	3.0%
In Armed Forces	181	0.2%

Total Labor Force	61,428	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	20,310	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,267	20,015	57.7%
Non-Profit	2,134	2,035	51.2%
Self-Employed	5,025	3,014	62.5%

Local Government	1,967	3,475	36.1%
State Government	1,172	1,279	47.8%
Federal Government	2,653	1,315	66.9%

Total Private + Self	32,292	23,029	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,926	8,104	49.4%
Total	40,218	31,133	56.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,885	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,775	20.7%
Professional, Technical	15,922	22.3%
Service Occupations	12,496	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,102	1.5%
All others	17,387	24.3%

White Collar		58.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	10,532	14.7%
Retail trade	8,397	11.7%
Educational services	6,646	9.3%
Construction	6,641	9.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,480	9.1%
Manufacturing	6,231	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	5,507	7.7%
Public administration	3,037	4.2%
Other services	2,609	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,608	3.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,398	3.4%
Wholesale trade	2,279	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2,238	3.1%
Finance and insurance	2,103	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,176	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	824	1.2%
Utilities	781	1.1%
Information	704	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	232	0.3%
Management	42	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	17,675	11.15%
Puerto Rican	394	0.25%
Cuban	104	0.07%
Dominican	65	0.04%

Total Central American	581	0.37%
Costa Rican	40	0.03%
Guatemalan	384	0.24%
Honduran	33	0.02%
Nicaraguan	63	0.04%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	61	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	541	0.34%
Argentinean	63	0.04%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	201	0.13%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	24	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	84	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	169	0.11%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,311	0.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	357	0.23%
Japanese	334	0.21%
Filipino	167	0.11%
Indian	139	0.09%
Korean	109	0.07%
Vietnamese	32	0.02%
Thai	12	0.01%
Cambodian	9	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	131,597	89.9%
Spanish	12,628	8.6%
Other Indo-European	520	0.4%
Chinese	317	0.2%
German, other Germanic	282	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	233	0.2%
Other Asian	231	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	224	0.2%
Other	161	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	38,897	24.5%
German	21,618	13.6%
American	11,158	7.0%
Irish	9,481	6.0%
European	6,673	4.2%
Swedish	5,652	3.6%
Scottish	5,587	3.5%
Norwegian	4,622	2.9%
Danish	4,448	2.8%
Italian	4,105	2.6%
Welsh	2,680	1.7%
French	2,641	1.7%
Dutch	2,469	1.6%
British	2,187	1.4%
Swiss	2,096	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	155,086	97.9%
Not a citizen	3,392	2.1%

Native	151,994	95.9%
Foreign-born	6,484	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,865	3.0%	4,760	5.0%	24,281	25.3%	34,641	36.1%	19,867	20.7%	9,490	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,865	3.0%
9-12 Years	4,760	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	24,281	25.3%
Some College	34,641	36.1%
Bach. Degree	19,867	20.7%
Grad Degree	9,490	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	96,426	92,608	3,818	4.0%
1991	101,284	96,788	4,496	4.4%
1992	104,336	98,992	5,344	5.1%
1993	107,236	102,398	4,838	4.5%
1994	109,614	104,682	4,932	4.5%
1995	109,180	104,254	4,926	4.5%
1996	110,890	106,078	4,812	4.3%
1997	113,792	109,334	4,458	3.9%
1998	115,780	111,314	4,466	3.9%
1999	116,962	112,682	4,280	3.7%

2000	103,914	100,294	3,620	3.5%
2001	106,770	102,830	3,940	3.7%
2002	109,082	104,834	4,248	3.9%
2003	114,144	109,814	4,330	3.8%
2004	116,126	111,972	4,154	3.6%
2005	122,130	118,410	3,720	3.0%
2006	123,994	120,622	3,372	2.7%
2007	125,692	122,852	2,840	2.3%
2008	126,386	121,880	4,506	3.6%
2009	127,154	118,948	8,206	6.5%

2010	126,276	117,728	8,548	6.8%
2011	126,180	117,606	8,574	6.8%
2012	125,738	117,602	8,136	6.5%
2013	125,776	118,192	7,584	6.0%
2014	125,850	121,096	4,754	3.8%
2015	129,650	125,454	4,196	3.2%
2016	132,986	128,884	4,102	3.1%
2017	135,926	132,334	3,592	2.6%
2018	140,050	136,736	3,314	2.4%
2019	144,590	141,316	3,274	2.3%

2020	147,342	141,582	5,760	3.9%
2021	154,354	149,994	4,360	2.8%
2022	159,586	155,864	3,722	2.3%
2023	164,042	159,756	4,286	2.6%
2024	169,214	163,904	5,310	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	57,036
Median Value	$285,545

Occupied	53,049	93.0%
Vacant	3,987	7.0%

Owned	38,838	73.2%
Rented	14,211	26.8%
Median Rent	$962

Single-Family Units	44,760	78.5%
Detached	42,117	73.8%
Attached	2,643	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,583	8.0%
Mobile Homes	3,066	5.4%

Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area