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Largest Cities in Idaho

Name: Idaho Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 215 tracked cities and towns in Idaho, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas, and carries the same rows into the chart, table, and downloadable CSV below.

Compiled by PlainCities

215
Cities: 1.4M
Combined city pop.: $65,091
Avg median income: 9.0%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated August 2026

The headline finding

Boise City is the largest of 215 tracked cities in Idaho, which ranks #36 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Boise City
largest tracked city (235,701 people): #36
national rank, avg median income: 215
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

88% of Idaho's 215 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

<10K

190
10K-99K

22
100K-999K

3

What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' Idaho coverage, with 190 of 215 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in Idaho is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Idaho's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Boise City

235,701
Meridian

124,865
Nampa

106,289
Idaho Falls

66,672
Caldwell

63,465
Pocatello

57,152
Coeur d'Alene

55,558
Twin Falls

53,219
Post Falls

41,716
Rexburg

39,589
Lewiston

34,471
Eagle

31,490

What this shows Boise City, ID is the most populous city profiled in Idaho; the top 100 rows are listed below and the complete 215-row record is available as a CSV.

How Idaho ranks nationally

Avg median income

$65,091

#36 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$279,917

#21 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

9.0%

#24 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

215

#42 of 52 · most tracked cities

Idaho ranks #36 of 52 nationally on average median income and #24 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How Idaho's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$279,917 40th percentile more affordable than 40% of 52 US states

Show national distribution

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Largest cities in Idaho

Showing the 100 most-populous tracked places, ordered by population. Download the CSV for every one of the 215 city records and their source-backed fields.

#	City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
1	Boise City	235,701	$81,308	$456,000	6.0%
2	Meridian	124,865	$98,686	$485,000	4.5%
3	Nampa	106,289	$72,122	$332,500	7.2%
4	Idaho Falls	66,672	$69,630	$298,600	8.1%
5	Caldwell	63,465	$66,663	$322,100	10.1%
6	Pocatello	57,152	$57,931	$240,600	9.0%
7	Coeur d'Alene	55,558	$70,845	$451,600	4.5%
8	Twin Falls	53,219	$60,760	$279,400	8.7%
9	Post Falls	41,716	$73,313	$425,100	8.7%
10	Rexburg	39,589	$50,359	$384,000	16.0%
11	Lewiston	34,471	$71,047	$290,900	8.4%
12	Eagle	31,490	$118,037	$711,500	5.1%
13	Kuna	25,960	$93,545	$403,700	6.2%
14	Moscow	25,868	$56,497	$352,000	11.0%
15	Ammon	18,496	$84,154	$336,500	3.4%
16	Mountain Home	16,265	$58,486	$270,700	7.7%
17	Hayden	16,021	$77,534	$445,700	4.4%
18	Chubbuck	15,900	$78,646	$313,700	4.4%
19	Star	13,231	$91,318	$498,900	7.8%
20	Jerome	12,689	$65,343	$214,900	12.9%
21	Blackfoot	12,628	$69,091	$225,900	6.0%
22	Garden City	12,483	$66,859	$411,400	5.9%
23	Burley	11,721	$63,315	$213,700	10.1%
24	Rathdrum	10,133	$86,431	$381,800	7.3%
25	Middleton	10,101	$83,681	$348,900	6.2%
26	Hailey	9,439	$83,084	$574,500	4.9%
27	Sandpoint	9,244	$67,769	$449,500	11.4%
28	Payette	8,358	$55,455	$247,700	10.1%
29	Emmett	7,948	$58,523	$299,000	7.5%
30	Fruitland	6,405	$62,703	$286,300	9.6%
31	Rupert	6,157	$54,444	$182,500	18.9%
32	Weiser	5,803	$45,463	$196,200	14.4%
33	Preston	5,800	$55,625	$280,500	10.7%
34	Rigby	5,251	$78,278	$267,200	9.8%
35	Shelley	4,987	$63,864	$267,200	6.1%
36	Kimberly	4,883	$76,587	$289,500	15.3%
37	American Falls	4,636	$58,376	$172,800	3.6%
38	Buhl	4,624	$46,217	$192,600	5.0%
39	McCall	3,847	$60,197	$564,500	14.9%
40	St. Anthony	3,818	$52,446	$199,600	16.7%
41	Lincoln	3,759	$80,818	$307,800	12.0%
42	Gooding	3,731	$36,889	$175,800	22.5%
43	Heyburn	3,678	$70,078	$205,300	14.9%
44	Ketchum	3,551	$87,658	$756,200	4.9%
45	Hidden Springs	3,490	$159,439	$683,800	12.3%
46	Grangeville	3,443	$59,013	$262,000	14.0%
47	Orofino	3,254	$57,171	$218,900	5.5%
48	Mountain Home AFB	3,198	$72,411	N/A	1.7%
49	Salmon	3,196	$40,875	$198,400	17.2%
50	Soda Springs	3,150	$47,480	$204,800	14.4%
51	St. Maries	3,032	$52,468	$205,400	13.1%
52	Victor	3,024	$73,664	$591,500	7.2%
53	Homedale	3,006	$49,764	$200,000	12.3%
54	Wendell	2,940	$54,850	$209,600	9.5%
55	Iona	2,882	$83,750	$364,400	8.7%
56	Filer	2,837	$53,508	$224,400	5.7%
57	Montpelier	2,681	$52,212	$185,600	5.7%
58	Driggs	2,655	$82,434	$457,800	7.5%
59	Bonners Ferry	2,615	$54,107	$272,000	8.4%
60	Bellevue	2,571	$72,242	$482,600	0.8%
61	Dalton Gardens	2,526	$84,375	$673,800	3.9%
62	Malad City	2,441	$75,500	$210,300	6.0%
63	Aberdeen	2,418	$67,813	$144,700	8.2%
64	Fort Hall	2,343	$40,757	$196,000	23.0%
65	Kellogg	2,232	$44,352	$217,200	15.7%
66	Priest River	2,058	$57,712	$271,500	7.8%
67	Pinehurst	2,014	$66,447	$267,100	3.6%
68	Sugar City	2,011	$71,944	$308,000	10.6%
69	Shoshone	1,985	$56,050	$187,800	4.9%
70	New Plymouth	1,863	$59,875	$199,200	8.8%
71	Parma	1,836	$47,798	$232,400	13.8%
72	Spirit Lake	1,768	$60,938	$380,800	7.1%
73	Osburn	1,728	$44,583	$182,800	16.7%
74	Wilder	1,690	$55,938	$215,600	20.5%
75	Paul	1,615	$62,830	$251,200	3.1%
76	Ucon	1,537	$83,864	$311,700	5.8%
77	Tyhee	1,475	$89,500	$417,800	8.3%
78	Ponderay	1,456	$50,119	$391,700	9.8%
79	Glenns Ferry	1,443	$51,625	$189,400	18.8%
80	Moyie Springs	1,420	$61,783	$326,200	11.4%
81	Hansen	1,414	$47,396	$178,600	23.8%
82	Moreland	1,386	$60,048	$260,100	13.0%
83	Sun Valley	1,383	$82,045	$845,600	0.0%
84	Grace	1,345	$69,286	$180,300	3.5%
85	Ashton	1,329	$66,250	$222,300	6.3%
86	Genesee	1,312	$78,125	$298,800	8.7%
87	Avimor	1,289	$92,458	$544,200	0.0%
88	Marsing	1,245	$57,973	$245,000	3.2%
89	Robie Creek	1,240	$117,946	$524,400	0.0%
90	Groveland	1,204	$71,268	$362,800	0.0%
91	Hagerman	1,198	$59,250	$189,600	12.5%
92	Carey	1,197	$50,938	$209,200	1.8%
93	Greenleaf	1,152	$64,375	$339,600	5.0%
94	Cottonwood	1,138	$56,250	$206,800	14.5%
95	Wallace	1,127	$50,526	$219,200	12.8%
96	Riverside	1,126	$103,125	$241,500	4.2%
97	Kootenai	1,076	$69,457	$306,200	7.9%
98	Plummer	1,055	$52,188	$163,800	14.7%
99	Kamiah	1,053	$35,433	$202,800	15.1%
100	Lapwai	1,041	$60,197	$114,000	11.1%

What to do with Idaho's city data

215 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Boise City is Idaho's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major ID metro. Boise City profile
Hidden Springs has the highest median household income of any tracked city in Idaho, a different lens than population size alone. Hidden Springs profile
See how Idaho's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 215 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Compare beyond this state

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Idaho on two ACS statewide axes: tracked-city population sum and mean of city median household incomes. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a claim that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar statewide population

Nearest 50-state peers by ACS population of tracked cities. This state: 1,380,327.

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Similar mean household income

Nearest peers by mean of city median household incomes. This state: $65,091. Population peers are excluded.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in Idaho?

PlainCities profiles 215 cities and towns in Idaho, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in Idaho?

Boise City is the largest tracked city in Idaho, with a population of 235,701.

What is the average household income in Idaho?

Across the 215 tracked cities in Idaho, the average median household income is $65,091. Individual cities vary widely, with Hidden Springs reporting the highest median income at $159,439.

What is the average poverty rate in Idaho?

The average poverty rate across Idaho's tracked cities is 9.0%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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