Ammon, ID

Census Place

2024 Population

19,064

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.9

1.23% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.41%

2.68% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$86,121

2.34% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$381,800

13.5% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Ammon, ID is home to a population of 19.1k people, from which 97.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.23% of Ammon, ID residents were born outside of the country (806 people).

In 2024, there were 19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.1k people) in Ammon, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 847 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 654 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Ammon, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ammon, ID was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ammon, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ammon, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.1k ± 695
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
847 ± 505
White (Hispanic)
654 ± 374

11.6%

Hispanic Population

2.21k people

11.6% of the people in Ammon, ID are hispanic (2.21k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ammon, ID as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Idaho.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
54,768 ± 5,664 people
Canada
6,434 ± 1,966 people
Philippines
2,796 ± 1,297 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 54,768 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 6,434 and Philippines with 2,796.

Foreign-Born Population

4.23%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

806 people

3.65%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

675 people

As of 2024, 4.23% of Ammon, ID residents (806 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ammon, ID was 3.65%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ammon, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
340 ± 128
Gulf War (2001-)
333 ± 152
Gulf War (1990s)
121 ± 67

Ammon, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ammon, ID.

Economy

The economy of Ammon, ID employs 8.59k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ammon, ID were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,593 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,135 people), and Educational Services (1,047 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($122,829), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($88,162), and Public Administration ($81,250).

Employment

Occupations

8.59k

2024 Value

± 735

3.42%

1 Year growth

± 11.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ammon, ID grew at a rate of 3.42%, from 8.31k employees to 8.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ammon, ID, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,120 people), Management Occupations (1,059 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (670 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ammon, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.59k

2024 Value

± 735

3.42%

1 Year growth

± 11.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ammon, ID grew at a rate of 3.42%, from 8.31k employees to 8.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ammon, ID, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,593 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,135 people), and Educational Services (1,047 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ammon, ID, though some of these residents may live in Ammon, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,063

Median earning men ± $4,860

$28,547

Median earning women ± $4,980

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,646), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,472), and Public Administration ($88,429).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,521), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,088), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,523).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ammon, ID was $381,800 in 2024, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $336,500 to $381,800, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Ammon, ID is 69.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ammon, ID have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ammon, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$381,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,746

$4,366

Median Property Taxes

±$556

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ammon, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ammon, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.1%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.1% of the housing units in Ammon, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ammon, ID compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,121

Median Household Income

± $11,321

6.32k

Number of Households

± 621

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.32k households in Ammon, ID grew to $86,121 from the previous year's value of $84,154.

The following chart displays the households in Ammon, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ammon, ID is from Idaho.

0.467

2024 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2024, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.325% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.7%)
Worked At Home (10.9%)
Carpooled (7.78%)

In 2024, 74.7% of workers in Ammon, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ammon, ID have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.24% of the workforce in Ammon, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ammon, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ammon, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ammon, ID have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ammon, ID (1.02k out of 18.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ammon, ID is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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