Idaho Falls is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 67,723 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Idaho Falls is the fourth largest community in Idaho.
Also of interest is that Idaho Falls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.17% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.09 minutes getting to work every day.
The overall education level of Idaho Falls citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.84% of adults in Idaho Falls have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Idaho Falls in 2018 was $32,548, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,192 for a family of four. However, Idaho Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Idaho Falls is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Idaho Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Idaho Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Idaho Falls also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.64% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Idaho Falls include English, German, Irish, European, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Idaho Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.