Idaho Falls vs Ucon

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

Idaho Falls and Ucon 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 1,537 in Ucon). Ucon has the higher median household income ($83,864 vs $69,630 in Idaho Falls). Ucon has the higher median home value ($311,700 vs $298,600 in Idaho Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Idaho Falls	Ucon
Population	66,672	1,537
Median age	33.5 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$69,630	$83,864
Median home value	$298,600	$311,700
Median gross rent	$992	$920
Housing units	25,889	573
Homeownership rate	64.1%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idaho Falls	Ucon
Population	61,459 → 66,672 (+8.5%)	1,557 → 1,537 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$53,148 → $69,630 (+31.0%)	$61,250 → $83,864 (+36.9%)
Median home value	$164,500 → $298,600 (+81.5%)	$149,700 → $311,700 (+108.2%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $992 (+27.8%)	$778 → $920 (+18.3%)

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

Ucon

Population

1,5571,537

Median household income

$61,250$83,864

Median home value

$149,700$311,700

Median gross rent

$778$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idaho Falls	Ucon
Under 5	6.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	21.4%	22.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.6%	9.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	22.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	10.5%	7.7%
65 to 74	7.5%	8.1%
75 and over	6.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idaho Falls	Ucon
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
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%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idaho Falls	Ucon
No high school diploma	9.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	25.1%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idaho Falls	Ucon
Drove alone	74.0%	68.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	10.3%
Public transit	2.6%	1.4%
Walked	1.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	18.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idaho Falls	Ucon
1-unit, detached	66.1%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Idaho Falls	Ucon
Poverty rate	12.0%	7.5%
Average household size	2.70	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1977	1973