MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Blackfoot Micro

Blackfoot, ID · 1 counties · 37,583 residents · 2,094 sq mi

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With 37,583 people, Blackfoot is a metro area. This skews young, with a median age of 28.1. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $51,000. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $284 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,583

−10%vs 2000

vs 41,735 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

18 / sq mi

−10%vs 2000

vs 20 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

28.1

−5%vs 2000

vs 29.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,094 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202450K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(3,553)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.1%(4,544)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.2%(4,192)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(3,189)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(1,863)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(5,470)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(4,813)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(3,442)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(2,753)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(2,214)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(1,204)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(346)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,158

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,423 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,474

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,365 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,000

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$284

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $411 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

23.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.6%(32,824)

Black0.1%(52)

Hispanic / Latino13.3%(5,550)

Asian0.6%(235)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.2%(32,398)

Black0.2%(73)

Hispanic / Latino9%(3,394)

Asian0.7%(271)

Other12.9%(4,841)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.7%(7,779)

Spaniard0.5%(247)

Central American0.4%(206)

Costa Rican0.3%(134)

South American0.2%(78)

Peruvian0.1%(50)

Salvadoran0.1%(26)

Puerto Rican0%(23)

Nicaraguan0%(20)

Chilean0%(15)

Honduran0%(14)

Bolivian0%(13)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Guatemalan0%(12)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(83)

Chinese0.1%(25)

Filipino0%(24)

Uzbek0%(4)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(133)

Guamanian0.2%(111)

Samoan0.2%(94)

Ancestry

English22.2%(11,043)

German8.8%(4,358)

American8.1%(4,021)

Irish4.1%(2,019)

Scottish3.5%(1,755)

Danish2.8%(1,375)

Swedish2.4%(1,191)

Welsh1.7%(831)

Norwegian1.4%(687)

French1.3%(621)

Italian1%(490)

British1%(475)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.7%(366)

Dutch0.7%(324)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(256)

Finnish0.4%(198)

Canadian0.3%(163)

Russian0.3%(163)

Polish0.3%(156)

Portuguese0.2%(108)

French Canadian0.2%(100)

Greek0.2%(80)

Armenian0.1%(64)

Belgian0.1%(56)

Lithuanian0.1%(37)

Subsaharan African0.1%(37)

Hungarian0.1%(35)

Arab0.1%(27)

Australian0.1%(26)

Czech0%(24)

West Indian0%(13)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(13)

Lebanese0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(12)

Nigerian0%(11)

Romanian0%(9)

Austrian0%(7)

Israeli0%(5)

Slovene0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married31.1%(5,922)

Married57%(10,850)

Widowed2.1%(407)

Divorced9.7%(1,848)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(4,815)

Married56.1%(10,647)

Widowed8.3%(1,571)

Divorced10.3%(1,957)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.6%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.6%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.3% 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)22.2%(475)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(454)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.3%(669)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(47)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.4%(51)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,138 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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