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Pocatello ID - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	51,466	647 (of 25,150) (97%)	3 (of 205) (99%)
Average Income	$34,326	12,671 (50%)	63 (69%)
Median House Value	$87,100	9,772 (61%)	65 (68%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	92.3%	14,338 (of 25,150) (43%)	128 (of 205) (38%)
% Black Population	0.7%	11,472 (54%)	12 (94%)
% Hispanic Population	4.9%	6,112 (76%)	87 (58%)
% Asian Population	1.1%	5,247 (79%)	17 (92%)
% American Indian Population	1.3%	3,817 (85%)	57 (72%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	88.7%	5,065 (of 25,150) (80%)	37 (of 205) (82%)
% College Graduates	27.9%	4,110 (84%)	19 (91%)
% Never Married	26.9%	5,780 (77%)	25 (88%)
% Married	56.1%	13,506 (46%)	145 (29%)
% Seperated	1.6%	11,630 (54%)	70 (66%)
% Divorced	10.2%	11,861 (53%)	127 (38%)
% Foreign Born	2.6%	9,633 (62%)	98 (52%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	20,680	641 (of 25,150) (97%)	2 (of 205) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	13.9%	14,560 (42%)	132 (36%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	13.5%	3,184 (87%)	39 (81%)
Average Rooms in House	5.4	11,860 (53%)	68 (67%)
% Households with No Car	6.0%	13,593 (46%)	68 (67%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	21.3%	8,375 (67%)	133 (35%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,334 (87%)	20 (90%)
Median House Value	$87,100	9,772 (61%)	65 (68%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	6.6%	9,285 (63%)	86 (58%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.0%	8,967 (64%)	160 (22%)
Average Monthly Rent	$433	13,591 (46%)	107 (48%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	68.8%	5,685 (of 25,150) (77%)	37 (of 205) (82%)
% Drive Alone to Work	78.2%	13,058 (48%)	65 (68%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.7%	4,404 (82%)	22 (89%)
% Walk to Work	3.4%	9,237 (63%)	116 (43%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	15.7	22,856 (9%)	176 (14%)
% Households making less than $10,000	11.6%	10,172 (60%)	95 (54%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.1%	8,047 (68%)	43 (79%)
Median Household Income	$34,326	12,671 (50%)	63 (69%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.6%	6,710 (73%)	77 (62%)
Per Capita Income	$17,425	11,128 (56%)	33 (84%)
Male Worker Income	$33,984	9,414 (63%)	45 (78%)
Female Worker Income	$22,962	11,150 (56%)	42 (80%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	10.7%	8,991 (64%)	104 (49%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.4%	8,040 (68%)	87 (58%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Denver, Colorado	449 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.80

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Grand Forks, North Dakota	0.94
Idaho Falls, Idaho	0.94
Nampa, Idaho	0.93
Casper, Wyoming	0.93
La Crosse, Wisconsin	0.92
Springfield, Oregon	0.92
Lafayette, Indiana	0.91
Sheboygan, Wisconsin	0.91
Great Falls, Montana	0.91
Jonesboro, Arkansas	0.90

Pocatello ID Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Danish People	2,370	43
Welsh People	1,309	89
Swiss People	571	125
Coal or Coke Fueled Households	52	158
English People	11,533	167

Pocatello ID Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 205)
20 to 24 year Old Population	6,351	2
18 and Older Population	37,776	2
18 and Older Male Population	18,229	2
18 and Older Female Population	19,547	2
21 and Older Population	34,301	2

Pocatello ID Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Median Age	29	23,485
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	32.0%	23,450
Average Commute Time	16	22,856
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	45.8%	22,195
Percent of Houses with 6 Rooms	12.4%	22,189

Pocatello ID Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 205)
Percent Wood Fueled Households	0.8%	195
Percent In Household Population	96.8%	187
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	32.0%	187
Percent of People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	0.9%	187
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	23.6%	183

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Statistic	Pocatello ID	Grand Forks, North Dakota
Total Population	51,466	49,321
Average Age	28.8	28.3
Average Income	$34,326	$34,194
Median House Value	$87,100	$96,300
% White Population	92.3%	93.3%
% Black Population	0.7%	0.9%
% Asian Population	1.1%	1.0%
% Hispanic Population	4.9%	1.9%

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