American Falls vs Arbon Valley

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

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

American Falls has the higher population (4,636 vs 604 in Arbon Valley). Arbon Valley has the higher median household income ($64,188 vs $58,376 in American Falls). Arbon Valley has the higher median home value ($174,300 vs $172,800 in American Falls).

Population, income & housing

	American Falls	Arbon Valley
Population	4,636	604
Median age	32.5 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,376	$64,188
Median home value	$172,800	$174,300
Median gross rent	$710	—
Housing units	1,558	252
Homeownership rate	75.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	American Falls	Arbon Valley
Population	4,322 → 4,636 (+7.3%)	1,124 → 604 (-46.3%)
Median household income	$48,438 → $58,376 (+20.5%)	$48,750 → $64,188 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$133,600 → $172,800 (+29.3%)	$130,300 → $174,300 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $710 (+17.7%)	—

American Falls

Population

4,3224,636

Median household income

$48,438$58,376

Median home value

$133,600$172,800

Median gross rent

$603$710

Arbon Valley

Population

1,124604

Median household income

$48,750$64,188

Median home value

$130,300$174,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	American Falls	Arbon Valley
Under 5	4.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	28.9%	10.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.0%	5.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	22.8%
65 to 74	5.0%	12.9%
75 and over	7.2%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	American Falls	Arbon Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	47.8%	66.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	6.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	48.1%	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	American Falls	Arbon Valley
No high school diploma	17.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	32.8%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	American Falls	Arbon Valley
Drove alone	81.5%	78.8%
Carpooled	9.6%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	8.0%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	American Falls	Arbon Valley
1-unit, detached	67.7%	49.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	50.8%

Poverty & households

	American Falls	Arbon Valley
Poverty rate	7.1%	11.4%
Average household size	3.09	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	14	18
Median year structure built	1972	1984