Demographics of Pocatello city, Idaho

Pocatello city, Idaho had 58,771 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,908 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pocatello city, in four figures

58,771
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 57,635 ±38.; +3.4%
Change since July 2020: +1,908 people.; 33.1 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,418 ±$4,648
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Pocatello city, Idaho's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pocatello city, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Pocatello city, Idaho's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pocatello city, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	56,863	100.0	100.0
2021	57,857	101.7	100.2
2022	58,373	102.7	100.7
2023	58,549	103.0	101.6
2024	58,600	103.1	102.5
2025	58,771	103.4	103.1

Population of Pocatello city, Idaho on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	56,863	—
2021	57,857	+994
2022	58,373	+516
2023	58,549	+176
2024	58,600	+51
2025	58,771	+171

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.1 ±0.7: for men 32.7 ±0.6 and for women 33.9 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pocatello city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Under 5	3,467 ±293	6.0% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,623 ±639	18.4% ±1.1	18.2% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,849 ±499	11.9% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,246 ±706	29.9% ±1.2	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,504 ±625	20.0% ±1.1	23.0% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,946 ±502	13.8% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,418 ±$4,648, and income per person $32,287 ±$1,497, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,800 ±$743 in Idaho and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pocatello city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Idaho	United States
Under $25,000	4,420 ±503	19.6% ±2.2	12.5% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,147 ±600	22.9% ±2.6	17.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,874 ±445	17.2% ±2.0	18.1% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,010 ±367	13.4% ±1.6	14.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,566 ±417	15.8% ±1.8	19.3% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,297 ±255	5.8% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,196 ±218	5.3% ±1.0	9.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pocatello city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Idaho	United States
All ages	8,206 ±1,018	14.8% ±1.8	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,470 ±537	18.0% ±3.7	12.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,459 ±580	14.4% ±1.8	10.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,277 ±232	11.9% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pocatello city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pocatello city	Idaho	United States
Housing units	24,135 ±325	795,014 ±223	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.3% ±1.1	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.7% ±1.4	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.5% ±2.6	72.1% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.5% ±2.7	27.9% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$271,000 ±$9,241	$418,600 ±$2,550	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$948 ±$35	$1,238 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pocatello city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,510 ±553	9.6% ±1.0	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	46,704 ±672	81.0% ±1.2	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	660 ±173	1.1% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,139 ±268	2.0% ±0.5	1.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	650 ±152	1.1% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	149 ±60	0.3% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	105 to 395	0.2% to 0.7%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,573 ±381	4.5% ±0.7	4.2% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pocatello city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Born in the state	32,948 ±1,058	57.2% ±1.8	43.9% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	21,784 ±967	37.8% ±1.7	49.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	544 ±183	0.9% ±0.3	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,359 ±365	4.1% ±0.6	5.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,052 ±241	1.8% ±0.4	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,307 ±326	2.3% ±0.6	3.2% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Pocatello city among the places of Idaho

6th of 36 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Idaho page.

Places of Idaho near Pocatello city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Boise City city	237,242 ±76
Meridian city	130,138 ±82
Nampa city	110,319 ±105
Idaho Falls city	67,725 ±50
Caldwell city	66,516 ±50
Pocatello city	57,635 ±38
Coeur d'Alene city	56,447 ±45
Twin Falls city	54,164 ±45
Post Falls city	43,391 ±35
Rexburg city	40,543 ±33
Lewiston city	34,651 ±45

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Pocatello city, Idaho

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Idaho by poverty rate
No. 12 Places in Idaho by foreign-born share
No. 13 Places in Idaho by homeownership rate
No. 13 Places in Idaho by median age
No. 15 Places in Idaho by per capita income
No. 17 Places in Idaho by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026