People QuickFacts Pocatello Idaho Population, 2011 estimate 54,810 1,584,985 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 54,255 1,567,582 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.0% 1.1% Population, 2010 54,255 1,567,582 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.3% 7.8% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.8% 27.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.7% 12.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.1% 49.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 90.5% 89.1% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.7% 1.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.8% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 7.2% 11.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 86.8% 84.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 76.5% 81.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.0% 5.9% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 6.7% 10.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 90.9% 88.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 29.6% 24.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.1 20.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 66.8% 71.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 23.7% 14.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $127,000 $172,700 Households, 2006-2010 20,449 570,283 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.54 2.63 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $20,953 $22,518 Median household income 2006-2010 $41,564 $46,423 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 16.2% 13.6%     Business QuickFacts Pocatello Idaho Total number of firms, 2007 4,662 151,671 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 2.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.1% 23.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 634,835 18,010,976 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 383,111 14,286,715 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 762,555 20,526,631 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,953 $13,691 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 92,744 2,415,951     Geography QuickFacts Pocatello Idaho Land area in square miles, 2010 32.22 82,643.12 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,683.8 19.0 FIPS Code 64090 16 Counties Bannock County Power County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts