Idaho Falls vs Lincoln

A side-by-side comparison of Idaho Falls and Lincoln: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Idaho Falls has the higher population (66,672 vs 3,759 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($80,818 vs $69,630 in Idaho Falls). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($307,800 vs $298,600 in Idaho Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Idaho Falls	Lincoln
Population	66,672	3,759
Median age	33.5 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,630	$80,818
Median home value	$298,600	$307,800
Median gross rent	$992	$1,245
Housing units	25,889	1,244
Homeownership rate	64.1%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idaho Falls	Lincoln
Population	61,459 → 66,672 (+8.5%)	3,817 → 3,759 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$53,148 → $69,630 (+31.0%)	$64,792 → $80,818 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$164,500 → $298,600 (+81.5%)	$158,800 → $307,800 (+93.8%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $992 (+27.8%)	$918 → $1,245 (+35.6%)

Idaho Falls

Population

61,45966,672

Median household income

$53,148$69,630

Median home value

$164,500$298,600

Median gross rent

$776$992

Lincoln

Population

3,8173,759

Median household income

$64,792$80,818

Median home value

$158,800$307,800

Median gross rent

$918$1,245

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idaho Falls	Lincoln
Under 5	6.6%	9.1%
5 to 17	21.4%	27.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.6%	17.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	9.0%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	6.0%
75 and over	6.0%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idaho Falls	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idaho Falls	Lincoln
No high school diploma	9.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	25.1%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idaho Falls	Lincoln
Drove alone	74.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	11.4%	6.2%
Public transit	2.6%	0.6%
Walked	1.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	8.3%
Other means	1.5%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idaho Falls	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	66.1%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Idaho Falls	Lincoln
Poverty rate	12.0%	17.8%
Average household size	2.70	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1977	2004