The Idaho Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in eastern

Eastern Idaho

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 Idaho

Idaho

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, anchored by the city of Idaho Falls

Idaho Falls, Idaho

Idaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, and the largest city in Eastern Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813, with a metro population of 130,374....

. As of the 2010 census

United States Census, 2010

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, the MSA had a population of 130,374.

Communities

• Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
  • Idaho Falls
    Idaho Falls, Idaho
    Idaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, and the largest city in Eastern Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813, with a metro population of 130,374....
    
     (Principal City)

• Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants
  • Ammon
    Ammon, Idaho
    Ammon is a city in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2000 census the population of Ammon was 6,187, with an estimated 2006 population of 12,065.Having nearly doubled in size since 2000, Ammon is among the fastest-growing cities in Idaho...
    
    

• Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
  • Iona
    Iona, Idaho
    Iona is a city in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,201 at the 2000 census....
    
    
  • Rigby
    Rigby, Idaho
    Rigby is a small city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2000 census.The larger "Rigby area" includes such outlying unincorporated communities as Annis, Garfield, Grant, Labelle, and Clark...
    
    
  • Ucon
    Ucon, Idaho
    Ucon is a city in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 943 at the 2000 census.Ucon was first settled in 1883.-Geography:Ucon is located at ....
    
    

• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Menan
    Menan, Idaho
    Menan is a city in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 707 at the 2000 census.-History:Menan was the first settlement of Latter-day Saints in the Snake River Valley...
    
    
  • Ririe
    Ririe, Idaho
    Ririe is a city in Bonneville and Jefferson counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 656 at the 2010 census.- History :...
    
    
  • Roberts
    Roberts, Idaho
    Roberts is a city in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 647 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Roberts is located at ....
    
    

• Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants
  • Hamer
    Hamer, Idaho
    Hamer is a city in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hamer is located at ....
    
    
  • Irwin
    Irwin, Idaho
    Irwin is a city in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 157 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Irwin is located at ....
    
    
  • Lewisville
    Lewisville, Idaho
    Lewisville is a city in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The population was 467 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Idahoan Foods, makers of instant mashed potatoes.Lewisville is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Mud Lake
    Mud Lake, Idaho
    Mud Lake is a city in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 270 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    
  • Swan Valley
    Swan Valley, Idaho
    Swan Valley is a city in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 213 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Swan Valley is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Osgood
    Osgood, Idaho
    Osgood is an unincorporated community near Idaho Falls in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 101,677 people, 34,654 households, and 26,329 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 92.43% White, 0.45% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 4.29% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.48% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,796, and the median income for a family was $44,873. Males had a median income of $35,022 versus $21,135 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the MSA was $16,082.

Combined Statistical Area

The Idaho Falls–Blackfoot

Blackfoot, Idaho

Blackfoot is a city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. The population was 10,419 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Bingham County. Blackfoot is self-designated the "Potato Capital of the World", because it claims to have the largest potato industry in the world...

 Combined Statistical Area is made up of three counties in eastern Idaho. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area

United States metropolitan area

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 and one micropolitan area

United States micropolitan area

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. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 143,412 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 170,799).

Components

• Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
  • Idaho Falls (Bonneville and Jefferson counties)

• Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
  • Blackfoot (Bingham County
    Bingham County, Idaho
    Bingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 41,735 . The county seat and largest city is Blackfoot. Bingham County comprises the Blackfoot, ID, Micropolitan Statistical Area.Bingham County was created January 13, 1885, and...
    
    )

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 143,412 people, 47,971 households, and 37,035 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 89.52% White, 0.37% African American, 2.39% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.36% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.18% of the population.

The median income for a household in the CSA was $38,672, and the median income for a family was $43,353. Males had a median income of $33,998 versus $21,287 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the CSA was $15,510.