Geography: County, in IDAHO's Southeastern Region.
Population Centers: Pocatello, Chubbuck. County Seat: Pocatello.
Markets: Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area; Other Metro Group of Metro Regions; Idaho Falls - Pocatello, ID - WY Designated Market Area (TV Media Market).
Rank: 5.8% of state pop., ranked 5th of 44 counties.
Density: Area Size: 1,147 sq. mi. (%water: 3.0–»), persons per mile: 67.9–»; 712,510 acres land; acres per person: 9.43«–.
Urban#: %Urban Pop: 82.7–»; (82.7% in, 0.0% out of an urbanized area); %Rural Pop: 17.3«–; (0.9% farm, 16.4% non farm).
Population (2000): 75,565 total; 54,309 of voting age (71.9%).
Net Change in Population: %1990 to 2000: 14.4«– (9,539). %1980 to 1990: 0.9«– (605).
Sex: %Female: 50.6.
Group Quarters: %Pop: 3.0–» (2,285). (%Corr: 0.7-›; %Nurs: 0.4; %OthI: 0.0; %Coll: 1.5–»; %Mili: 0.0; %OthN: 0.4.)
Age#:BAR
CHART %<5: 8.1-› (6,115); %5-17: 20.0
(15,141); %18-24: 14.6–» (10,996); %25-44: 27.2
(20,516); %45-64: 20.0‹- (15,135); %>64: 10.1‹- (7,662); Median:
29.8‹-.
Enrollment: %Priv(5-17): 5.2‹- (781). %Coll(18-24): 45.7–» (5,071).
Education#:BAR CHART %<9th: 2.8«–; %9-11: 9.6; %HS Only:
25.9‹-; %Some Coll:
36.7-›; %Coll
Only: 16.4-›;
%Post Grad: 8.5–». (%HS Grad: 87.5; %Coll
Grad: 24.9-›.)
Marital Status#: %Never: 25.3-›; %Now: 59.8; %Wid: 5.2; %Div: 9.7‹-.
Military: %In Military: 0.2 (82); %Veterans: 13.0‹- (7,087). (%WW2: 21.4-›; %Korea: 12.5; %Vietnam: 32.3; %Gulf: 12.4‹-.)
Birth: %State Native: 60.7–»; %Non Citizen: 1.1«– (826).
Language: %English: 89.8; %Spanish: 5.8«–; %Other Euro: 2.2‹-; %Asian: 1.1-›; %Other: 1.0–».
Ancestry: %English: 17.3 (13,095); %German: 11.5 (8,662); %Irish: 6.7 (5,085); %US/American: 6.3 (4,739); %Danish: 3.7 (2,767). (%Specified: 78.1; 1.38 Average # of responses).
Race/Spanish Origin Population:BAR
CHART %Minority/Non-Anglo:
10.5‹- (7,929).
%Hispanic/Latino: 4.7‹-; %Black/African-American:
0.5-›;
%Am.Indian/Aleut: 2.6–»; %Asian: 1.0-›; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander:
0.2; %Other Race: 0.1; %Multi (2 or more): 1.4.
Race/Spanish Origin Voting Age Pop.:
%Minority/Non-Anglo: 9.1‹- (4,959). %Hispanic/Latino:
3.8‹-;
%Black/African-American: 0.6-›; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 2.4–»; %Asian: 1.1-›;
%Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.2; %Other Race: 0.1;
%Multi (2 or more): 1.0‹-.
Hispanics: 3,540 Total. Mexican, 2,624; Puerto Rican, 79; South American, 69.
American Indians: 1,996 Total. Navajo, 72; Sioux, 61; Chippewa, 40.
Asians: 732 Total. Japanese, 202; Chinese, 175; Asian Indian, 94.
Income & Labor Force: 38,369 in Force, %Women in Force: 61.2; %Force women: 46.9. Unemployment: 2,646, % of 16+yrs: 4.7–», % of Force: 6.9–». Workers per HH: 1.3.
Work Sector#: %Private Sector: 71.5 (25,498); %Government Sector: 21.1–» (7,510); %Self-Employed: 7.1«– (2,544); %Unpaid Family Workers: 0.2 (89).
Industry#:BAR CHART %Agriculture: 1.5«–; %Construction:
5.9«–;
%Finance: 5.5-›;
%Information: 1.9‹-; %Manufacturing: 17.9;
%Professional: 34.5–»; %Public Service:
4.5‹-; %Trade:
15.3‹-; %Travel &
Leisure: 13.0.
Occupation#:BAR CHART %Management: 10.0«–; %Prof, Health,
Educ: 22.2-›;
%Service: 16.3; %Sales, Admin.: 27.8-›; %Farming, Fishing: 0.6«–; %Construction:
9.9‹-; %Production:
13.1‹-. (%White
Collar Workers: 60.0-›; %Blue Collar Workers:
23.0‹-; %Grey
(Service, Farm): 17.0‹-.)
Workplace#: %in Co. of Res: 87.0-›; %outside County: 11.6‹-; %another State: 1.3«–.
Transport#: %SOV: 78.6; %HOV: 12.8; %Public: 1.7–»; %Other: 4.0‹-; %Home: 2.9«–.
Commuting Time#: %<30min: 84.1-›; %30-60min: 8.2«–; %>60min: 4.9-›; %Home: 2.9«–.
Leave for Work#: %<5am: 2.3«–; %5-6am: 5.6‹-; %6-7am: 13.6‹-; %7-8am: 30.7; %8-9am:
16.1-›; %>9am:
28.8–»; %Home:
2.9«–.
HH Income#:BAR CHART %<15k: 18.7-›; %15-35k: 29.0; %35-50k:
17.6‹-; %50-100k:
27.5; %100-150k: 5.2-›; %>150k: 2.0‹-; Median: $36683.
Median Income by Age: %<25yrs: $18045‹-; %25to34: $31566‹-; %35to44: $46087;
%45to54: $56250-›;
%55to64: $47821-›;
%65to74: $30133; %>74yrs: $22534-›.
Income Type: %Wages: 80.3; %Self: 15.0‹-; %PubA: 4.5–»; %SSI: 4.1-›; %Int: 37.7; %Ret: 14.3‹-; %Soc: 24.4.
Family Income: Median: $44192; $17148 per capita. %In Poverty: 9.8-› (1,887).
Poverty Status: %Tot: 13.9-› (10,181). (%<18yrs: 4.6-›; %18-64yrs: 8.5–»; %>64yrs: 0.8‹-.)
Housing: 29,102 units, %Vacation: 0.9«– (260). 27,192 households. %Owned: 70.7 (19,215).
Units in Structure#: %1 det: 65.7‹-; %1 att. to 4: 14.3–»; %>4: 9.2–»; %Mobile: 10.8‹- (3,136).
Rooms: Median: 5.7-›.
Prop. Tax: Median: $1144-›.
Home Value#:BAR CHART %<50k: 14.2-›; %50-100k: 49.9–»; %100-200k: 30.1«–; %200-300k:
4.8«–;
%300-500k: 0.7«–; %>500k: 0.2; Median:
$87000‹-.
Monthly Rent#: %None: 4.0«–; %<$250: 13.9-›; %$250-500: 61.7–»; %$500-1,000: 19.7«–; %$1,000-1,500:
0.6«–;
%>$1,500: 0.1; Median: $385‹-.
Year Built#:BAR CHART %<'40: 12.2-›; %'40-'60: 23.7–»; %'60-'80: 38.9-›; %'80-'90: 10.3‹-; %'90-'00: 14.8«–; Median: 1971.
Year Moved in: %All: 1995; %Own: 1992; %Rent: 1999.
Residence 1995:BAR CHART %Same: 49.4; %Same
County: 26.9-›;
%Same State: 10.4-›. %NorthEast: 0.4; %MidWest:
1.4; %South: 1.7; %West: 8.7«–; %P.Rico: 0.0; %Other:
1.1«–.
Families: 19,213, persons per: 3.2.
Persons in HH#: %1: 22.8; %2: 33.6; %3-4: 30.7; %5+: 12.9. (persons per HH: 2.7).
HH With Children: %All HH: 39.0 (10,610). (%Couple: 28.9; %Other: 10.1-›.)
Vehicles by HH#: %None: 5.5-›; %1or2: 68.9; %3+: 25.6. (53,809, per 16+yrs: 0.95).
Heating Fuel#: %Util: 89.7-›; %Deli: 7.7«–; %Self: 2.4«–; %None: 0.2. (%Coal: 0.3;
%Elec: 34.3; %Gas: 55.5–»; %Oil: 3.0«–; %Prop: 4.4«–; %Wood: 1.9«–; %Oth: 0.5«–; %None: 0.2.)
Income Indexes: HH Inc: 98%; Fam Inc: 102%; RE Tax: 114%; Home Value: 85%; Mon Rent: 87%; Average is: 97% (as % of values for STATE).
Home Purchase Index: Median. HH Income: $36,683; Median. Home Value: $87,000; INDEX: 2.4‹-.
SES Average (State): High Educ: 115%; Prof Spec: 127%; HH Income: 98%; Home Value: 85%; AVERAGE= 106% (as % of 4 values for STATE).
SES Average (Nation): High Educ: 102%; Prof Spec: 118%; HH Income: 87%; Home Value: 78%; AVERAGE= 96% (as % of 4 values for NATION).
Elections:
President('00): %BUSH: 59.1‹- (18,223); %Gore: 35.3–» (10,892); %Others: 5.6-› (1,732).
Religion:
Participation: Congregations: 132, %Pop:
62.6-› (47,282).
Affiliation: %Cath: 5.7‹-; %Prot: 3.8‹-; %Evan: 5.8‹-; %Morm: 47.2–»; %Jews: 0.0; %OthW: 0.1;
%OthE: 0.1.
Universes: A) POP: 75,565; B) STP: 75,565;
C) VAP: 54,309; D) JUV: 21,256; E) SAP: 15,141; F)
CAP: 10,996; G) 3+yrs: 71,831; H) 16+yrs: 56,865;
I) 25+yrs: 43,313; J) 65+yrs: 7,662; K) Grp Qtr
Pop: 2,285; L) Hsg. Units: 29,102; M) Occ. Units:
27,192; N) Households: 27,192; O) Families:
19,213; P) Labor Force: 38,369; Q) Workers 16+:
35,122; R) Emp. 16+: 35,641; S) Veterans: 7,087;
T) Pov.Status: 73,414.
Sample Size: 13,192 (17.5%).
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