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Blackfoot, Idaho

Blackfoot, city, in Bingham County, Idaho. Blackfoot had 13,361 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 7.7% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 12,346 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 12,782 (±31). GEOID 1607840.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

13,361

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 12,346 · ACS 2020-2024: 12,782 ±31

Median household income

$64,032

±$7,059 (90% margin)
Idaho: $77,800

Median home value

$262,500

±$18,700 (90% margin)
Idaho: $418,600

Median gross rent

$839

±$77 (90% margin)
Idaho: $1,238

Where is Blackfoot and what county is it in?

Blackfoot is a city in Bingham County, Idaho. It covers 6.1 square miles of land, 2,008 residents per square mile in 2020.

Blackfoot is in the Blackfoot, ID micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Blackfoot (marked with a dot) in Bingham County, Idaho. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Blackfoot, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 13,361 people lived in Blackfoot on July 1, 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, slower than Idaho (+10.4%). The 2020 Census counted 12,346 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 12,782 (±31).

  • July 2020→2021 +108 (12,512)
  • 2021→2022 +256 (12,768)
  • 2022→2023 +204 (12,972)
  • 2023→2024 +254 (13,226)
  • 2024→2025 +135 (13,361)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureBlackfootBingham CountyIdahoChange since 2015-2019
Total population12,782±3149,6641,934,262+875
Households4,551±27216,132713,005no clear change
Average household size2.71±0.163.052.64no clear change
Housing units4,817±28417,528795,014no clear change

Blackfoot's population since 2000

From 10,419 in 2000 to 13,361 in 2025: up 28.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Blackfoot as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 10,419
  • 2005 (estimate) 11,039
  • 2010 Census 11,899
  • 2015 (estimate) 11,772
  • 2020 Census 12,346
  • 2025 (estimate) 13,361

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Blackfoot?

The median resident of Blackfoot is 34.7 years old; 27.2% are under 18 and 16.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 75.4%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 18.6%. 6.2% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureBlackfootBingham CountyIdahoChange since 2015-2019
Median age34.7±2.435.037.3no clear change
Under 18 years27.2%±2.6 pts29.1%24.1%–
65 years and over16.5%±2.0 pts15.2%17.0%–
Male46.7%±2.2 pts50.4%50.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)18.6%±3.3 pts17.8%13.6%no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic75.4%±3.9 pts73.7%78.6%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.2 pts0.2%0.7%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.2 pts0.3%1.3%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic2.4%±1.3 pts4.7%0.7%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.3 pts0.0%0.1%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.0%±1.3 pts3.2%4.2%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.3 pts0.2%0.6%–
Born outside the United States6.2%±1.8 pts5.7%5.9%+3.0 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)11.8%±2.4 pts14.6%11.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.7%±1.8 pts6.1%8.0%–
With a disability18.9%±2.5 pts14.8%14.1%–
No health insurance coverage5.2%±1.9 pts8.9%9.1%−4.8 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)89.4%±2.7 pts88.9%91.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)24.7%±4.3 pts21.8%31.8%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)8.2%±2.0 pts6.7%10.5%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier86.6%±3.3 pts90.7%84.9%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.7%±0.5 pts2.1%4.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Blackfoot earn?

Half of Blackfoot's 4,551 households earn less than $64,032 a year (±$7,059), against $77,878 in Bingham County and $77,800 in Idaho. In 2015-2019 it was $59,996 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 10.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureBlackfootBingham CountyIdahoChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$64,032±$7,059$77,878$77,800no clear change
Mean household income$75,951±$6,121$96,279$102,747–
Per capita income$28,259±$2,408$31,839$38,952no clear change
People below the poverty line10.6%±2.9 pts11.7%10.6%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line10.8%±6.0 pts15.5%12.4%no clear change
Households receiving SNAP14.7%±4.3 pts10.3%7.6%–
Households with a computer96.8%±1.6 pts95.2%96.5%–
Households with a broadband subscription88.2%±3.6 pts89.4%91.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Blackfoot?

Owners occupy 69.9% of Blackfoot's occupied homes and renters 30.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $262,500 by its owner (±$18,700). The median renter pays $839 a month including utilities, and 36.3% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureBlackfootBingham CountyIdahoChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$262,500±$18,700$293,300$418,600+$94,264
Median gross rent$839±$77$874$1,238no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent36.3%±8.1 pts33.3%36.9%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,443±$99$1,505$1,687–
Owner-occupied homes69.9%±5.5 pts80.5%72.1%+9.2 pts
Renter-occupied homes30.1%±5.5 pts19.5%27.9%–
Housing units4,817±28417,528795,014no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±1.1 pts0.7%0.7%–
Rental vacancy rate2.1%±3.4 pts3.5%3.9%–
Single-family detached homes69.9%±4.1 pts75.8%73.8%–
Mobile homes4.7%±2.2 pts12.2%6.9%–
Built 2020 or later2.8%±1.9 pts2.3%3.9%–
Built 2010 to 20196.9%±2.3 pts10.7%14.2%–
Built 1939 or earlier18.7%±5.0 pts14.9%7.9%–
Households with no vehicle9.3%±3.4 pts4.5%3.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Blackfoot building?

Builders took permits for 62 new housing units in Blackfoot in 2025 (58 in single-family houses), 4.6 per 1,000 residents against 8.8 across Idaho.

  • 2019 23 units
  • 2020 48 units
  • 2021 71 units
  • 2022 119 units
  • 2023 109 units
  • 2024 107 units
  • 2025 62 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Blackfoot work and get to work?

78.4% of Blackfoot's workers drive alone and 4.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 21.9 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 7.8%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureBlackfootBingham CountyIdahoChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)61.9%±3.5 pts63.2%63.0%–
Unemployment rate7.8%±3.3 pts5.4%3.7%no clear change
Drove alone to work78.4%±5.0 pts78.5%72.7%–
Carpooled11.5%±4.6 pts11.2%8.9%–
Public transportation1.4%±1.1 pts1.4%0.5%–
Walked3.2%±1.9 pts1.7%2.6%–
Worked from home4.5%±1.9 pts6.5%13.3%–
Mean travel time to work21.9 min±2.422.2 min21.6 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Blackfoot?

3 census tracts lie mostly in Blackfoot, and 2 more reach into it (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $51,039 (Tract 9505.02) to $102,269 (Tract 9505.01).

Census tracts in Blackfoot, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Blackfoot
Tract 9504Bingham County7,465 $80,225 $265,30068%
Tract 9505.02Bingham County5,169 $51,039 $218,80085%
Tract 9505.01Bingham County3,474 $102,269 $351,30066%
Tract 9506Bingham County5,865 $73,290 $288,4003%
Tract 9507Bingham County5,024 $96,375 $339,1002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Blackfoot) · Census block assignment files

How does Blackfoot compare with other places in Idaho?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Blackfoot is the 2,620th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 21st-most populous of 198 in Idaho.

Blackfoot ranks 52nd of 90 places in Idaho with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Blackfoot's rank in Idaho (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate21st198
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)43rd83
Residents per square mile36th91
Median household income52nd90
Per capita income65th91
Median home value61st90
Median gross rent65th84
Poverty rate51st76
Bachelor's degree or higher41st90
Median age51st90
Owner-occupied share47th90
Work from home56th59
Travel time to work38th90

Blackfoot's figures with every place in Idaho (CSV)

Every place in Idaho, sortable · Compare Blackfoot with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Blackfoot?

9 of the 57 figures for Blackfoot on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Blackfoot are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Blackfoot.