Pocatello Population

About 67,000 people call Pocatello (55,000) and the adjoining community of Chubbuck (12,000) home. Several thousand more make residence in outlying rural communities including American Falls, Aberdeen, Rockland, Arbon Valley, Inkom, McCammon, Lava Hot Springs, Bancroft, Arimo, and Downey.

Historical Population

Pocatello traditionally enjoys a steady annual growth rate of about one percent—wonderful for attracting new businesses while allowing for appropriate planning and infrastructure growth. Pocatello has been spared the explosive growing pains of other Idaho communities in recent years, growing at a manageable pace while retaining its "small town" character. Refer to the chart below to analyze trends in growth over the past century in both Pocatello and Bannock County.

Census Year	County Population	Pocatello Population	Population Change	Annual Change
2000	75,565	51,466	+5,386	+1.2%
1990	66,026	46,080	-260	-0.1%
1980	65,421	46,340	+6,304	+1.6%
1970	52,200	40,036	+11,502	+4.0%
1960	49,342	28,534	+2,403	+0.9%
1950	41,745	26,131	+7,998	+4.4%
1940	34,759	18,133	+1,662	+1.0%
1930	31,266	16,471	+1,470	+1.0%
1920	27,532	15,001	+5,891	+6.5%
1910	19,242	9,110	+5,064	+12.5%
1900	11,702	4,046	–	–