Population

58,771

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$271,000

Owner-occupied units

Pocatello, ID

Idaho · 42.871° N, 112.462° W · 35 sq mi

Pocatello is a city in Idaho, with a population of 58,771 and about 1,690 residents per square mile. The median household earns $60,418 a year, and the median home is worth $271,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

35 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,690

People per square mile

Rank by population

#745

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#394

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$60,418

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$948

Per month

Homeownership

64.5%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

16.2 min

One way

People

Median age

33.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

32.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

4.1%

Households

22,510

2.46 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 28.8^%

Retail trade 12.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.5^%

Professional & business services 7.7^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Idaho

Name

Frank VanderSloot

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$3.2B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Idaho Falls

Source of wealth

Nutrition, wellness

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Idaho · private sector

Employer

Micron Technology

Sector

Semiconductors

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Idaho

Company

Albertsons

Revenue

$79.2B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Boise

Ticker

ACI

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Idaho

State bird

Mountain Bluebird

State flower

Syringa

State capital

Boise

Nickname

The Gem State

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