Chubbuck vs Pocatello

A side-by-side comparison of Chubbuck and Pocatello: population, income, housing, and more.

Chubbuck and Pocatello are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pocatello has the higher population (57,152 vs 15,900 in Chubbuck). Chubbuck has the higher median household income ($78,646 vs $57,931 in Pocatello). Chubbuck has the higher median home value ($313,700 vs $240,600 in Pocatello).

Population, income & housing

	Chubbuck	Pocatello
Population	15,900	57,152
Median age	35.7 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$78,646	$57,931
Median home value	$313,700	$240,600
Median gross rent	$917	$861
Housing units	5,742	23,839
Homeownership rate	74.5%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chubbuck	Pocatello
Population	14,995 → 15,900 (+6.0%)	55,525 → 57,152 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$59,459 → $78,646 (+32.3%)	$46,617 → $57,931 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$176,300 → $313,700 (+77.9%)	$148,200 → $240,600 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$846 → $917 (+8.4%)	$656 → $861 (+31.3%)

Chubbuck

Population

14,99515,900

Median household income

$59,459$78,646

Median home value

$176,300$313,700

Median gross rent

$846$917

Pocatello

Population

55,52557,152

Median household income

$46,617$57,931

Median home value

$148,200$240,600

Median gross rent

$656$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chubbuck	Pocatello
Under 5	5.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	25.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	12.4%
25 to 34	10.6%	16.1%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.9%
75 and over	6.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chubbuck	Pocatello
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	81.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	1.3%
Asian	0.6%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.3%
Some other race	3.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chubbuck	Pocatello
No high school diploma	4.9%	6.3%
High school graduate	23.8%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chubbuck	Pocatello
Drove alone	75.1%	75.7%
Carpooled	11.5%	8.1%
Public transit	1.8%	1.0%
Walked	0.3%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	10.4%	10.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chubbuck	Pocatello
1-unit, detached	66.9%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	7.5%
20 or more units	4.6%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Chubbuck	Pocatello
Poverty rate	8.3%	13.9%
Average household size	2.85	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1995	1971