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.Unlike some cities, Idaho Falls isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Idaho Falls are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Idaho Falls is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Idaho Falls who work in office and administrative support (13.36%), sales jobs (9.94%), and management occupations (9.63%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Idaho Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.17% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Idaho Falls spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.In terms of college education, Idaho Falls is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.84% of adults in Idaho Falls have a college degree. The per capita income in Idaho Falls in 2022 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.
