Pocatello, ID Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff




People QuickFactsPocatelloIdaho
Population, 2003 estimate 51,0091,366,332
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -0.9%5.6%
Population, 2000 51,4661,293,953
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 11.7%28.5%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.3%7.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.6%28.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.4%11.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.8%49.9%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)92.3%91.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.7%0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.4%1.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.1%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)0.2%0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)2.2%4.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.1%2.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 4.9%7.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 45.8%49.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 2.6%5.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.1%9.3%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 88.7%84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 27.9%21.7%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 15.720.0
Housing units, 2000 20,627527,824
Homeownership rate, 2000 66.2%72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $87,100$106,300
Households, 2000 19,334469,645
Persons per household, 2000 2.582.69
Median household income, 1999 $34,326$37,572
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,425$17,841
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 15.4%11.8%
Business QuickFactsPocatelloIdaho
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 270,57410,127,777
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 538,38411,649,609
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,359$9,623
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 56,4291,233,215
Total number of firms, 1997 3,950109,758
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 3.1%4.7%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 17.9%23.5%
Geography QuickFactsPocatelloIdaho
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2882,747
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,822.515.6
FIPS Code 6409016
Counties Bannock County




(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:16 EST
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