The Pocatello Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of
Bannock and
Power counties in
eastern Idaho
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, anchored by the city of
Pocatello. As of the
2010 census, the MSA had a population of 82,839. Power County was added back to the Pocatello MSA as of April 10, 2018. It is just south of the
Idaho Falls metropolitan area.
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Counties
* Bannock
* Power
Communities
*Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
** Pocatello (Principal City)
*Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants
** Chubbuck
*Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
* American Falls
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** Fort Hall (census-designated place
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)
*Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
** Downey
** Inkom
** Lava Hot Springs
** McCammon
*Places with less than 500 inhabitants
** Arimo
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 0.55% African American
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, 2.94% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander
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, 2.89% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 6.23% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,455, and the median income for a family was $40,439. Males had a median income of $32,866 versus $22,263 for females. The per capita income
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for the MSA was $15,578.
See also
* Idaho census statistical areas
References
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Metropolitan areas of Idaho