Idaho Falls vs Swan Valley

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

Idaho Falls and Swan Valley 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 264 in Swan Valley). Swan Valley has the higher median household income ($92,750 vs $69,630 in Idaho Falls). Swan Valley has the higher median home value ($685,200 vs $298,600 in Idaho Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Idaho Falls	Swan Valley
Population	66,672	264
Median age	33.5 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,630	$92,750
Median home value	$298,600	$685,200
Median gross rent	$992	—
Housing units	25,889	158
Homeownership rate	64.1%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idaho Falls	Swan Valley
Population	61,459 → 66,672 (+8.5%)	109 → 264 (+142.2%)
Median household income	$53,148 → $69,630 (+31.0%)	$64,375 → $92,750 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$164,500 → $298,600 (+81.5%)	$287,500 → $685,200 (+138.3%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $992 (+27.8%)	$698 → $950 (+36.1%)

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

Swan Valley

Population

109264

Median household income

$64,375$92,750

Median home value

$287,500$685,200

Median gross rent

$698$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idaho Falls	Swan Valley
Under 5	6.6%	1.9%
5 to 17	21.4%	21.2%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	17.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	17.4%
55 to 64	10.5%	7.2%
65 to 74	7.5%	13.3%
75 and over	6.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idaho Falls	Swan Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idaho Falls	Swan Valley
No high school diploma	9.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.1%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	42.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idaho Falls	Swan Valley
Drove alone	74.0%	71.1%
Carpooled	11.4%	0.0%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	19.8%
Other means	1.5%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idaho Falls	Swan Valley
1-unit, detached	66.1%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Idaho Falls	Swan Valley
Poverty rate	12.0%	14.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1977	1986