Pocatello

Population & Demographics

Pocatello, ID

Pocatello is home to 57,635 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,398 resident workers commute each day.

IdahoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
57,635
people
Population

57,635 residents

Median age 33.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Pocatello population & demographics

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

Population
57,635
Median age
33.1yrs
Median household income
$60,418
Median home value
$271,000
Median gross rent
$948/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
32.6%
Poverty rate
14.8%

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 Pocatello

How Pocatello 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).

White81.0%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Two or more races4.5%
Asian2.0%
Black1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.1%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%

Race across Pocatello

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 Pocatello.

Pocatello at a glance
Employed Residents
25,398
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
22.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
52.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chubbuck
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Pocatello 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 Pocatello 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.

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Commute Score

86 / 100

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

Pocatello

25,398 commutes, one dot at a time

Pocatello

Where 25,398 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Pocatello0.0 mi13,267
2Chubbuck3.6 mi2,228
3Idaho Falls47.5 mi2,080
4Boise City197.9 mi693
5Blackfoot22.4 mi502
6Rexburg73.4 mi301
7Ammon48.3 mi249
8Twin Falls104.9 mi241

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Pocatello.

1Pocatello0.0 mi13,267
2Chubbuck3.6 mi3,324
3Idaho Falls47.5 mi961
4Blackfoot22.4 mi519
5Twin Falls104.9 mi309
6Boise City197.9 mi298
7Tyhee5.5 mi270
8American Falls21.7 mi264

Top industries

The sectors that employ Pocatello’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 Assistance21.5%
EDEducational Services13.8%
RTRetail Trade11.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.6%
MFManufacturing8.5%
PAPublic Administration6.5%
COConstruction4.7%
FIFinance and Insurance4.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Pocatello

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

6 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps86%
5 Gbps44%
8 Gbps44%
See all internet providers in Pocatello

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