What is the population of Pocatello, Idaho?

The population of Pocatello, Idaho is 46,087.

What is the median household income in Pocatello, Idaho?

The median household income in Pocatello, Idaho is $53,497, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Pocatello, Idaho is $121,785, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Pocatello, Idaho is 5.3%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education C

Metric	Pocatello	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Population	46,087	1,920,240	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1350.1	23.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.63%	2.11%	0.57%
Median age	33.7	38.5	37.1
Households	17,973	693,697	128,459,983

Year	Pocatello

Group	Share

Pocatello has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Pocatello	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$53,497	$74,676	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.94%	6.16%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.7%	5.2%

Metric	Pocatello	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$121,785	$355,887	$242,182
Median rent	$829	$1,150	$1,342
Homeownership rate	60.3%	72.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Pocatello	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	12.5	17.9	22.5
Work from home	10.3%	12.2%	13.4%

Pocatello has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Pocatello	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	27.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.66	2.54

Pocatello has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Pocatello	Idaho Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.0	79.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	14.0%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	19.4%	17.6%	19.0%