Language Spoken At Home in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 49,882 | 100% |
English only | 46,722 | 93.7% |
Language other than English | 3,160 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 750 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 1,595 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 301 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 730 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 132 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 573 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 268 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 262 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 49 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 54,145 | 100% |
American | 5,229 | 9.7% |
Arab | 159 | 0.3% |
Czech | 272 | 0.5% |
Danish | 1,981 | 3.7% |
Dutch | 740 | 1.4% |
English | 10,823 | 20.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,665 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 167 | 0.3% |
German | 8,579 | 15.8% |
Greek | 344 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 37 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,890 | 9.0% |
Italian | 2,220 | 4.1% |
Lithuanian | 40 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,283 | 2.4% |
Polish | 530 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 142 | 0.3% |
Russian | 250 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 594 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 1,792 | 3.3% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 112 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 1,755 | 3.2% |
Swiss | 847 | 1.6% |
Ukrainian | 78 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,202 | 2.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 36 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 20,584 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,726 | 61.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,132 | 29.8% |
Married-couple family | 9,898 | 48.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,393 | 21.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 961 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 609 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,867 | 9.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,130 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 7,858 | 38.2% |
Householder living alone | 6,261 | 30.4% |
65 years and over | 1,702 | 8.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,445 | 31.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,018 | 19.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 52,904 | 100% |
Householder | 20,584 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 9,869 | 18.7% |
Child | 16,764 | 31.7% |
Other relatives | 1,852 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 3,835 | 7.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,145 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,877 | 100% |
Never married | 7,168 | 34.3% |
Now married, except separated | 10,367 | 49.7% |
Separated | 360 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 394 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 2,588 | 12.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 21,492 | 100% |
Never married | 6,060 | 28.2% |
Now married, except separated | 10,416 | 48.5% |
Separated | 410 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,672 | 7.8% |
Divorced | 2,934 | 13.7% |
Fertility in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,029 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 256 | 24.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 116 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 587 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 267 | 45.5% |
Less than 1 year | 136 | 23.2% |
1 or 2 years | 42 | 7.2% |
3 or 4 years | 35 | 6.0% |
5 or more years | 54 | 9.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 267 | 100% |
Who are female | 130 | 48.7% |
Who are married | 236 | 88.4% |
School Enrollment in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,219 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 875 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 654 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,904 | 34.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,730 | 15.9% |
College or graduate school | 7,056 | 41.0% |
Educational Attainment in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,977 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 662 | 2.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,818 | 5.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,390 | 26.2% |
Some college, no degree | 8,657 | 27.1% |
Associate's degree | 2,859 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,377 | 19.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,214 | 10.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.0% |
Veteran Status in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,311 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,966 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 53,733 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,085 | 13.2% |
Under 18 years | 13,789 | 100% |
With a disability | 468 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 34,395 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,171 | 12.1% |
65 years and over | 5,549 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,446 | 44.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 53,170 | 100% |
Same house | 40,349 | 75.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,595 | 23.7% |
Same county | 7,805 | 14.7% |
Different county | 4,790 | 9.0% |
Same state | 2,684 | 5.0% |
Different state | 2,106 | 4.0% |
Abroad | 226 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 54,145 | 100% |
Native | 52,445 | 96.9% |
Born in United States | 52,166 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 33,030 | 61.0% |
Different state | 19,136 | 35.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 279 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,700 | 3.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,700 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 796 | 46.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 904 | 53.2% |
Year of Entry in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,979 | 100% |
Native | 279 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 279 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,700 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 251 | 14.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,449 | 85.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pocatello City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,700 | 100% |
Europe | 450 | 26.5% |
Asia | 569 | 33.5% |
Africa | 120 | 7.1% |
Oceania | 52 | 3.1% |
Latin America | 368 | 21.6% |
Northern America | 141 | 8.3% |