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83204

Pocatello, ID · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
18,580
Median household income
$57,146
People below poverty
15.7%
Median home value
$263,500

Income

The median income of households in 83204 was $57,146. An estimated 6.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4
$15,000 to $24,999 8.8
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3
$35,000 to $49,999 17.4
$50,000 to $74,999 16.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13.8
$100,000 to $149,999 14.1
$150,000 to $199,999 6.2
$200,000 or more 4.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58174
Female 50180

An estimated 72.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 32% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,448. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.3
Social Security 32
Retirement income 26.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.2
Cash public assistance income 4.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.5

In 2020-2024, 15.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 83204 in 2020-2024, 92.7% had health insurance coverage and 7.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63% and public coverage was 44.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.4%.


In 2020-2024, 83204 had a total population of 18,580 - 9,280 (49.9%) females and 9,300 (50.1%) males. The median age was 38 years. An estimated 22.4% of the population was under 18 years, 35.2% was 19 to 44 years, 23.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 83204 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 593 699
5 to 9 702 374
10 to 14 536 572
15 to 19 675 400
20 to 24 391 560
25 to 29 652 877
30 to 34 667 785
35 to 39 536 779
40 to 44 681 624
45 to 49 435 519
50 to 54 495 423
55 to 59 597 527
60 to 64 807 541
65 to 69 486 597
70 to 74 504 495
75 to 79 242 283
80 to 84 180 158
85 and over 121 67

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.2% were White; 0.8% were Black or African American; 19.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.2% of the people in 83204 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 81.1% of the people in 83204 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,612 households in 83204. The average household size was 2.34 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.5% of the households in 83204 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26% of all households, while 23.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.2% of all households.

In 83204, 25.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.5
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.6% of males and 48.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.8 26.6
Now married, except separated 44.6 48.8
Separated 0.7 1.1
Widowed 3.4 7.3
Divorced 15.6 16.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 83204, 386 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 65.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.1% of the people living in 83204 were U.S. natives. 55% of the 83204 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.9% of 83204 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 83204 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 83204.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 42
Asia 15.6
Europe 36.7
Africa 0.2
Northern America 5.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 83204 in 2020-2024, 4.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.6% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 83204 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.8
Different house, same county 11.4
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 3.4
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 30.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 83204 was 3,998 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 228 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,787. College or graduate school enrollment was 983.

Educational Attainment of People in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.3
High school diploma or equivalency 28.7
Some college, no degree 25.8
Associate's degree 8.6
Bachelor's degree 17.1
Graduate or professional degree 13.5

Disability

In 83204, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.3% of people under 18 years old, to 17.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 83204, 55.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,412 77.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,480 17.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 345 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 83204 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.2
Construction 8.2
Manufacturing 9.1
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 12.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.9
Public administration 4.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 83204 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,214 39
Service occupations 1,521 18.4
Sales and office occupations 1,420 17.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,021 12.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,071 13

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.5% of 83204 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 1.9
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 10.2

In 2020-2024, 83204 had a total of 8,334 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 19.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.2
Mobile homes 10.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 21.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 83204 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 60.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 83204 had 7,612 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 722 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 66.7% while renters occupied 33.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.44 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.16.

5.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.4% and another 28.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 83204:

House Heating Fuel Used in 83204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 61.9
Electricity 34.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.4
All other fuels 3
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 83204 was $263,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 54 % had a mortgage. 46% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,417 and for owners without a mortgage it was $465.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 83204 was $814. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.