With 4,712 people, American Falls is a city in Idaho. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 33.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $185,600. Density works out to 2,919 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,783, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about American Falls
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share14.3% → 48.9%(+34.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share83.2% → 47.2%(−36.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.5%(39)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.7%(60)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.2%(75)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.1%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 159 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
American Falls, decade by decade
American Falls population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,764
$59,723
$113,283
12.2%
35.9
2000
4,111
$56,389
$135,349
12.7%
53.7
2010
4,457
$50,754
$141,412
11.3%
63.8
2020
4,568
$61,156
$174,534
13.1%
66.9
2024
4,712
$57,783
$185,600
14.2%
67.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
