Pocatello, ID
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pocatello, ID: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 78,008. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet POCATELLO-ID · Pocatello, ID 4 ZIPs · 78,008 pop · #20613/25278 · Bannock County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $53,316
- RANK-BOTTOM #20613/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Lava Hot Springs
- BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 52% owners
- POP-SMALL 78,008
- SPREAD-SPLIT 83209→83202
- HOME-MID $294,967
Nearest income peer: Lava Hot Springs, ID (+ $19,809 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Pocatello
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pocatello on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Pocatello · this city · lowest
Pocatello · this city · lowest
$53,316 median HH income
- Lava Hot Sprin · near
Lava Hot Sprin · near
$73,125 median HH income
- Mccammon · near
Mccammon · near
$73,555 median HH income
- Arimo · near
Arimo · near
$80,333 median HH income
- Downey · near
Downey · near
$81,083 median HH income
- Swanlake · highest
Swanlake · highest
$131,213 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Pocatello, ID sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 18th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 78,008
- city population (Census)
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $53,316
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 4 ZIPs ($53,316 average) · poverty 17.6%. The primary code (83201) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.7%) for this income tier, rent $877 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Idaho, Dover is the closest lower-income city and Dubois the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pocatello.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Pocatello differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in Pocatello. ZIP 83209 reports $19,336 in median household income, while ZIP 83202 reports $70,423. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 3.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 21.7 points
83209 to 83202
83204 to 83202
83202 to 83209
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 83201 skews compact Pocatello
In this 4-ZIP cluster, 83201 covers about 48% of Pocatello's 78,008 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Pocatello
Citywide ZBP: 2,186 establishments, 27,586 employees , annual payroll $1,242,148k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 83201 (1,242 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (438) · also Retail trade · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Pocatello, ID
These ZIP codes sit in Bannock County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Pocatello. See the Bannock County roll-up →
Every one of the 6 cities sharing Bannock County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Pocatello, Inkom, Mccammon and Downey among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Swanlake marks the far end of that range at $131,213, 146% above Pocatello.
Side-by-side: Compare 83201 vs 83202 →
Pocatello roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Pocatello, .