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Population (year 2000): 4,111. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,225 (+2.8% change)
 

Males: 2,009  (48.9%)
Females: 2,102  (51.1%)

Power County

Median resident age:  30.5 years
Idaho median age:  33.2 years

Zip codes: 83211.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,600 (it was $30,955 in 2000)
American Falls  $31,600
Idaho:  $41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $115,500 (it was $84,600 in 2000)
American Falls  $115,500
Idaho:  $134,900

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Races in American Falls:

  • White Non-Hispanic (70.2%)
  • Hispanic (27.8%)
  • Other race (15.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (18.1%), English (15.3%), United States (8.4%), Irish (4.6%), Swedish (4.0%), Dutch (2.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4415 feet

Land area: 1.54 square miles.

Population density: 2711 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in American Falls

  • High school or higher: 69.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in American Falls city

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

443 residents are foreign born (10.4% Latin America).

This city:  10.8%
Idaho:  5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

American Falls:  1.2% ($1,019)
Idaho:  0.9% ($1,007)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pocatello, ID (28.8 miles , pop. 51,466).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (483.7 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (642.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Aberdeen, ID (11.3 miles ), Rockland, ID (14.4 miles ), Arbon Valley, ID (18.6 miles ), Arbon, ID (25.8 miles) , Chubbuck, ID (28.4 miles ), Pocatello, ID (28.8 miles ), Fort Hall, ID (32.5 miles ), Moreland, ID (38.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $98,100
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $173,000
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $97,300
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $77,900
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $81,000
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $151,300
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $77,900
  • 2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $58,900
  • 2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $85,900

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Latitude: 42.78 N, Longitude: 112.86 W


28 people in nursing homes
23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

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Population change in the 1990s: +338 (+9.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Food (15%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Food (17%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


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Crime in American Falls by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 042151
    per 100,000 0.093.949.224.8122.323.4
Robberies 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.024.50.0
Assaults 954428
    per 100,000 214.4117.398.599.148.9187.3
Burglaries 201523172312
    per 100,000 476.5352.0566.2421.2562.8281.0
Thefts 142861001206953
    per 100,000 3383.42018.32461.82973.21688.31240.9
Auto thefts 653544
    per 100,000 143.0117.373.9123.997.993.7
Arson 201000
    per 100,000 47.70.024.60.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 223.0213.3203.1198.0229.8133.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.68
US city average:  3.00

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Hospital/medical center in American Falls:
  • HARMS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (510 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, P O BOX 20)
Other hospitals/medical centers near American Falls:
  • POCATELLO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 42 miles; POCATELLO, ID)
  • PORTNEUF REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 42 miles; POCATELLO, ID)
  • PORTNEUF VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; POCATELLO, ID)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to American Falls:
  • POCATELLO REGIONAL (about 21 miles; POCATELLO, ID; ID: PIH)
  • IDAHO FALLS RGNL (about 74 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID; ID: IDA)
  • FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 111 miles; HAILEY, ID; ID: SUN)
Other public-use airports nearest to American Falls:
  • AMERICAN FALLS (about 3 miles; AMERICAN FALLS, ID; ID: U01)
  • ABERDEEN MUNI (about 10 miles; ABERDEEN, ID; ID: U36)
  • ROCKFORD MUNI (about 37 miles; ROCKFORD, ID; ID: 2U4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to American Falls:
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 106 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 125 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 156 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 160 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
Public high schools in American Falls:
  • AMERICAN FALLS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 500; Location: 254 TAYLOR STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • AMERICAN FALLS (ALT.) ACADEMY (Students: 35; Location: 598 LINCOLN; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in American Falls:
  • HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 466; Location: 1045 BENNETT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 03)
  • WILLIAM THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 379; Location: 355 BANNOCK AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • A F INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 254 TAYLOR STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
Library in American Falls:
  • AMERICAN FALLS DISTRICT (Operating income: $249,319; Location: 308 ROOSEVELT ST; 24,138 books; 415 audio materials; 780 video materials; 104 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • A new high school was built last year and is currently the largest in the southern Idaho. The old high school is now the intermediate school for a greater teacher student ratio for better learning. The new address for the high school is 2966 frontage rd. American Falls, Id 83211 added by RED

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Tourist attraction: Indian Springs Resort (Recreation Areas; 3249 Indian Springs Road).

Hotels: Falls Motel (411 Lincoln Street), American Motel (2814 Pocatello Avenue), Hillview Motel (2799 Lakeview Road).

Court: Power County - Court House- Landfill (2950 Landfill Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in American Falls and their reported violations in the past:

AMERICAN FALLS CITY OF (Population served: 3780, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
CHRISTIS MOBILE PARK (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 6 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Idaho:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.4%
Whole state:  71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  17.3%
Whole state:  11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.6%

American Falls compared to Idaho state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in American Falls (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: American Falls Branch at 246 Idaho Street, branch established on 1952-06-30. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • U.S. Bank National Association: American Falls Branch at 588 Fort Hall Avenue, branch established on 1984-12-03. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • Keybank National Association: American Falls Branch at 290 Idaho Street, branch established on 1966-02-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
  • The Bank of Commerce: American Falls Branch at 590 Tyhee, branch established on 1997-06-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $687.3 mil, Deposits: $577.4 mil, headquarters in Ammon, ID, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 13 total offices



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6.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,372 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.50%
Idaho average:  9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bannock County, ID  2.00% ($24,000 average AGI)
from Bingham County, ID  0.92% ($23,773)
from Cassia County, ID  0.42% ($17,600)


7.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,529 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.69%
Idaho average:  8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bannock County, ID  3.00% ($30,137 average AGI)
to Bingham County, ID  0.66% ($26,875)


Strongest AM radio stations in American Falls:
  • KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSEI (930 AM; 5 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KBLI (1620 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KID (590 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSOS (800 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KRTK (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHUBBUCK, ID; Owner: BROKEN CHAINS INC.)
  • KWIK (1240 AM; 1 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUPI (980 AM; 5 kW; AMMON, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
  • KBRV (790 AM; 5 kW; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Owner: CARIBOU BROADCASTING INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in American Falls:
  • KORR (104.1 FM; AMERICAN FALLS, ID; Owner: IDAHO WIRELESS CORPORATION)
  • K299AH (107.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • KISU-FM (91.1 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KMGI (102.5 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KPKY (94.9 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZBQ (93.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: IDAHO WIRELESS CORPORATION)
  • K249CM (97.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K266AF (101.1 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBSY (88.5 FM; BURLEY, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KLLP (98.5 FM; CHUBBUCK, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCIR (90.7 FM; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
  • KKMV (92.5 FM; RUPERT, ID; Owner: TRI-MARKET RADIO BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KZDX (99.9 FM; BURLEY, ID; Owner: KART & EAGLE ROCK B/C INC,TENANTS)
  • KID-FM (96.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCVI (101.5 FM; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLCE (97.3 FM; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around American Falls:
  • K59BV (Channel 59; LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))

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