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Pocatello is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County , with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in southeastern Idaho. It is the principal city of the 'Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Bannock and Power counties of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the population of Pocatello was 51,466 . Pocatello routinely switches places with Idaho Falls as the fourth largest city in the state and the largest city in the Eastern Idaho region. Pocatello is home of Idaho State University and AMI Semiconductor. Founded as an important stop on the first railroad in Idaho during the gold rush, the city later became an important center for agriculture. It is located along the Portneuf River where it emerges from the mountains onto the Snake River Plain, along the route of the Oregon Trail. The name comes from Chief Pocatello, a chief of the Shoshoni who granted the right-of-way for the railroad across the Fort...more

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Among the most common occupations in Pocatello are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Sales and office occupations, 26%. and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 67 percent of workers in Pocatello, Idaho work for companies, 21 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Pocatello Jobs are for assistant manager jobs.

The leading industries in Pocatello, Idaho are Educational, health and social services, 24%; Retail trade, 12%; and Manufacturing, 11%. Simply Hired's Pocatello job listings indicate that the following industries in Pocatello are hiring the most workers: Mortgage Banking, Commercial Banking, Petroleum Refineries, Convenience Stores and Industrial Loan Companies.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Pocatello, Idaho is $28,473, and the median income of households in Pocatello was $34,326.

Pocatello has an unemployment rate of 6.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Pocatello Trends data, the number of Pocatello, Idaho jobs has decreased by 3% since March 2008.

Population of Pocatello Total population 51,466 Male 49.22% Female 50.78% Median age 28.8     Pocatello Housing Owner-occupied homes 66.2% Median cost of a home $87,100 Median mortgage payment $582 Renter-occupied homes 33.8% Vacant housing 6.3% Median monthly rent $433     Average Income Median for all male full-time $33,984 Median for all female full-time $22,962     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 30% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 18% Graduate degree 10%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 56% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 10%     Race White 94% Black or African American 1% Asian 1% Other 4%     Pocatello Commute Carpool 12.8% Public transportation 1.7% Average travel time 16 minutes

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