City safety & data profile

Idaho FallsID

Idaho Falls, ID is a 59K-resident city in Bonneville County with a median household income of $73,110.

Bonneville County, Idaho. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Idaho Falls, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Idaho Falls has a population larger than 83% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $335,500, and 3 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

59K
Population (place)
Top 17%
By size
$73,110
Median income (place)
$335,500
Median home (place)
11.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Idaho Falls

Idaho Falls posts a median household income higher than 41% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 3 hospitals serve the Idaho Falls area.

Bottom 42%
by median income, US cities
3
hospitals in & near Idaho Falls

Where Idaho Falls income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$73,110 Bottom 41% higher than 41% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Idaho Falls $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in ID

Population among 21 ID places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Meridian is the largest ID city on this list; Eagle leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in ID

Median household income among the same 21-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Eagle posts the highest place-level median income in ID; Meridian is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Idaho Falls, ID beyond the headline numbers

Idaho Falls sits inside Bonneville County, Idaho, at roughly 43.47°N, -112.03°W. Population 59,184, $73,110 median household income. Median home value $335,500, median rent $1,075. Poverty rate 11.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

3 hospitals in/around Idaho Falls, 3.3/5 avg rating, 3 with an ER.

Poverty in Idaho Falls, ID stands at 11.5%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Idaho Falls runs about 4.6 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 9.5% of Idaho Falls workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 14.5% in Idaho Falls, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.5% of Idaho Falls workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Idaho Falls's median age is 33.7 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Idaho Falls from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
59,184
Idaho Falls · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$73,110
-18% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$335,500
-19% vs avg
Median Age (place)
33.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Bonneville County): Idaho Falls's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
130K+23%
Median Income
$79,068+55%
Median Home Value
$368,800+138%
Poverty Rate
9.8%-14%
Unemployment
4.5%-32%

Economics

Economics indicators for Idaho Falls, ID
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,075/mo
Poverty Rate
11.5% -7% vs avg
Unemployment 4.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 31.7%
Work From Home 9.5%
Public Transit 2.5%

Population

White 82.8%
African American 0.5%
Asian 0.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
36.5%
Obesity
34.3%
High Blood Pressure
31.2%
Physical Inactivity
23.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.2%
Binge Drinking
14.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.5%
Current Smoking
12.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
12.1%
Current Asthma
10.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 65.5%
Annual Checkup 74.7%

Other Measures

Diabetes
10.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Stroke
3.3%

Hospitals 3 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
1
★★★
2
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0
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0
Average Rating
3.3/5
Total Hospitals
3
With ER
3
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC
IDAHO FALLS · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
IDAHO FALLS · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL
IDAHO FALLS · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Idaho Falls?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Idaho Falls right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet ID-IDAHO-FALLS · Idaho Falls

Idaho Falls: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Idaho Falls; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Idaho state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Idaho Falls, ID? ▼
Idaho Falls, ID has a population of 59,184 people, located in Bonneville County, Idaho.
What is the median household income in Idaho Falls? ▼
The median household income in Idaho Falls, ID is $73,110 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.5%.
What is the median home value in Idaho Falls? ▼
The median home value in Idaho Falls, ID is $335,500. Median rent is $1,075/month.
What are the top health concerns in Idaho Falls? ▼
The top health indicators in Idaho Falls include Short Sleep Duration (36.5%), Obesity (34.3%), High Blood Pressure (31.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Idaho Falls? ▼
Idaho Falls has 3 hospitals with an average rating of 3.3/5 stars. 3 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Idaho Falls? ▼
The median age in Idaho Falls, ID is 33.7 years. 31.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Idaho Falls, both outside Idaho so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside ID (11.5% here).

Visalia, CA 11.5% Indio, CA 11.5% West Allis, WI 11.5% La Mesa, CA 11.5%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside ID ($73,110 here).

Colonial Park, PA $73,105 Palm Springs, CA $73,119 Enterprise, AL $73,125 Waterford, CT $73,156

Compare Idaho Falls with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Ammon, ID 15K Blackfoot, ID 12K Rexburg, ID 28K Chubbuck, ID 14K Pocatello, ID 54K Conda, ID 21K Jackson, WY 11K Smithfield, UT 11K
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Using Idaho Falls's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Idaho Falls area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Idaho Falls against Idaho peers on any ranking lens. Explore Idaho

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Bonneville County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.