Cities / Idaho / Pocatello

Pocatello, ID

56,582 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Pocatello)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SLC

146 mi — Salt Lake City International Airport

Population & People

Population

56,582

Median age

33.1

Median household income

$60,418

Poverty rate

14.8%

Unemployment rate

4.4%

Bachelor's degree+

32.6%

Avg. commute

14 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$271,000

Median gross rent

$948/mo

Homeownership rate

64.49%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,173

HUD Fair Market Rent (Idaho statewide average across 44 areas — not specific to Pocatello), 2026. Efficiency $898, 1BR $950, 2BR $1173, 3BR $1619, 4BR $1949. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Idaho commercial electricity

9.25¢/kWh

Idaho industrial electricity

7.98¢/kWh

Idaho residential electricity

11.82¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

135552.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

101567.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for Idaho

878.19

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, Idaho-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SLC

Salt Lake City International Airport

146 mi away

BOI

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

196 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Idaho energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Idaho economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).