CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Blackfoot

Idaho · 9,646 residents · 6.15 sq mi

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Blackfoot is a city of 9,646 people in Idaho. The typical home is worth $44,600. Renters pay $272 a month at the median. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $22,548, about 25% below the national median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,646

−7%vs 2000

vs 10,419 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−2%vs 2000

vs 30.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(879)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(939)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(928)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(786)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(581)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,500)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,259)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(795)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(721)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(734)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(378)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(146)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,548

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,004 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,179

−41%vs 2000

vs $15,529 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.2%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,600

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.9%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

34.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82%(8,540)

Black0.2%(16)

Hispanic / Latino13.2%(1,372)

Asian1.1%(114)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.2%(8,699)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino8.8%(849)

Asian1.4%(138)

Other8.4%(809)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.9%(2,157)

Central American1%(134)

Costa Rican0.9%(114)

Puerto Rican0.2%(20)

Nicaraguan0.2%(20)

South American0.1%(13)

Bolivian0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.6%(82)

Ancestry

English25.2%(3,218)

German8.9%(1,136)

Irish5.4%(693)

American5.1%(651)

Scottish3.1%(396)

Swedish3.1%(390)

Welsh2.2%(280)

Danish2.1%(272)

Italian1.5%(191)

Norwegian1.5%(187)

Swiss1.1%(136)

French1%(132)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.8%(102)

Polish0.8%(102)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(76)

Dutch0.5%(68)

French Canadian0.4%(57)

Portuguese0.4%(57)

Belgian0.4%(52)

Greek0.3%(42)

Russian0.3%(39)

Australian0.2%(26)

Finnish0.2%(26)

British0.2%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(16)

Arab0.1%(15)

Ukrainian0.1%(12)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 14.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32%(1,422)

Married55.9%(2,486)

Widowed2.1%(92)

Divorced10%(446)

Women 15+

Never married27.6%(1,499)

Married45.7%(2,480)

Widowed12.4%(674)

Divorced14.2%(773)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−12.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.9%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)22.3%(118)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(96)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.3%(176)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.2%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 529 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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