Pocatello.
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Idaho·Bannock County
17 tracts·47K people·$271K median·1,401/mi²
White 81 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 2 · Black 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 36 · Other 20
Health 30 · Retail 19 · Professional 16 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 11 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Pocatello is $271,000 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Pocatello has 57,635 residents across 14 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.1; the population is 81.0% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Multiracial, 2.0% Asian, 1.8% Other and 1.1% Black; the average household has 2.5 people; 32.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.8% (Census ACS).
EDAHOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (80%), GATE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (66%) and TENDOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (55%) lead the elementary schools; FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (64%), ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL (55%) and HAWTHORNE MIDDLE SCHOOL (45%) lead the middle schools; POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOL (54%) and HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL (44%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $948/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Pocatello is $60,418 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Pocatello, median rent is $948/month and the median home value is $271,000 (Census ACS).
Pocatello reported 3.6 violent crimes and 13.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 36 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 12 inches; snowfall averages 39 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Pocatello are winter weather (98), wildfire (97) and cold wave (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Pocatello, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).