Idaho Falls

Population & Demographics

Idaho Falls, ID

Idaho Falls is home to 67,725 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 31,295 resident workers commute each day.

IdahoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
67,725
people
Population

67,725 residents

Median age 33.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Idaho Falls population & demographics

Who lives in Idaho Falls — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
67,725
Median age
33.7yrs
Median household income
$73,110
Median home value
$335,500
Median gross rent
$1,075/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
31.7%
Poverty rate
11.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Idaho Falls

How Idaho Falls breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.5%
Hispanic or Latino16.7%
Two or more races3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Asian0.5%
Black0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Some other race0.1%

Race across Idaho Falls

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Idaho Falls.

Idaho Falls at a glance
Employed Residents
31,295
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
54.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Ammon
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Idaho Falls proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Idaho Falls commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

77
Commute Score

77 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Idaho Falls

31,295 commutes, one dot at a time

Idaho Falls

Where 31,295 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Idaho Falls, by worker count.

1Idaho Falls0.0 mi16,980
2Ammon3.9 mi1,894
3Pocatello47.5 mi961
4Boise City211.3 mi870
5Rexburg25.9 mi791
6Blackfoot26.1 mi363
7Twin Falls138.9 mi337
8Rigby13.9 mi315

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Idaho Falls.

1Idaho Falls0.0 mi16,980
2Ammon3.9 mi4,147
3Pocatello47.5 mi2,080
4Rexburg25.9 mi1,543
5Lincoln3.8 mi1,053
6Blackfoot26.1 mi1,009
7Shelley9.0 mi929
8Iona5.6 mi713

Top industries

The sectors that employ Idaho Falls’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services17.2%
RTRetail Trade12.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.7%
EDEducational Services4.2%
COConstruction4.0%
PAPublic Administration3.9%
MFManufacturing3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Idaho Falls

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps92%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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