Twin Falls, ID

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

115,066

1.64% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

35.2

0.571% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13%

4.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$62,912

8.56% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$255,000

23.2% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

53,709

2.19% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Twin Falls, ID had a population of 115k people with a median age of 35.2 and a median household income of $62,912. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Twin Falls, ID grew from 113,209 to 115,066, a 1.64% increase and its median household income grew from $57,953 to $62,912, a 8.56% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Twin Falls, ID are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.6%), White (Hispanic) (8.64%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.11%), Other (Hispanic) (5.58%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.53%).

None of the households in Twin Falls, ID reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.5% of the residents in Twin Falls, ID are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Twin Falls, ID are College of Southern Idaho (1,428 degrees awarded in 2022), Aveda Institute-Twin Falls (99 degrees), and Paul Mitchell the School-Twin Falls (36 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Twin Falls, ID was $255,000, and the homeownership rate was 70.1%.

Most people in Twin Falls, ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Twin Falls, ID was 2 cars per household.

Twin Falls, ID borders Boise City, ID, Burley, ID, Elko, NV, Hailey, ID, and Mountain Home, ID.

United States Idaho

Population & Diversity

Twin Falls, ID is home to a population of 115k people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 10% of Twin Falls, ID residents were born outside of the country (11.5k people).

In 2022, there were 8.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (83.5k people) in Twin Falls, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.94k White (Hispanic) and 8.19k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.5%

2022 Citizenship

92.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 93.5% of Twin Falls, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Twin Falls, ID was 92.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Twin Falls, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
83.5k ± 548
White (Hispanic)
9.94k ± 1.26k
Two+ (Hispanic)
8.19k ± 1.07k

21.8%

Hispanic Population

25k people

21.8% of the people in Twin Falls, ID are hispanic (25k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Twin Falls, ID as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,631 ± 5,603 people
Canada
5,916 ± 1,885 people
Philippines
2,755 ± 1,288 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 53,631 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 5,916 and Philippines with 2,755.

Foreign-Born Population

10%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

11.5k people

10.5%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

11.8k people

As of 2022, 10% of Twin Falls, ID residents (11.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Twin Falls, ID was 10.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,135 ± 360
Gulf War (2001-)
1,200 ± 289
Gulf War (1990s)
1,000 ± 259

Twin Falls, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.78 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Twin Falls, ID employs 53.7k people. The largest industries in Twin Falls, ID are Manufacturing (6,933 people), Retail Trade (6,905 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (6,636 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($75,096), Utilities ($68,750), and Public Administration ($55,772).

Males in Idaho have an average income that is 1.4 times higher than the average income of females, which is $51,089. The income inequality in Idaho (measured using the Gini index) is 0.473, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

53.7k

2022 Value

± 2,024

2.19%

1 Year growth

± 5.11%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Twin Falls, ID grew at a rate of 2.19%, from 52.6k employees to 53.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Twin Falls, ID, are Management Occupations (5,849 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,455 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,642 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Twin Falls, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

53.7k

2022 Value

± 2,024

2.19%

1 Year growth

± 5.11%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Twin Falls, ID grew at a rate of 2.19%, from 52.6k employees to 53.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Twin Falls, ID, are Manufacturing (6,933 people), Retail Trade (6,905 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (6,636 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Twin Falls, ID, though some of these residents may live in Twin Falls, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,835

Median earning men ± $1,378

$28,279

Median earning women ± $1,544

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($73,387), Public Administration ($62,546), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($53,718), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($33,719), and Manufacturing ($32,405).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

3.01%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 836k people employed in Idaho. This represents a 3.01% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.06%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Idaho.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

357
Construction
250
Health Care and Social Assistance
226
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$372k
Manufacturing
$361k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$231k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.89%).

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing the state of Idaho. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Twin Falls, ID. Showing the available data for Idaho.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.89%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.89%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Idaho for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Idaho

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Mike Crapo

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Jim Risch

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing Idaho.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Idaho over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Idaho

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Idaho have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Twin Falls, ID awarded 1,573 degrees. The student population of Twin Falls, ID in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 3,105 male students and 5,150 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Twin Falls, ID are White (989 and 64.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (420 and 27.3%), Unknown (49 and 3.19%), and Two or More Races (27 and 1.76%).

The largest universities in Twin Falls, ID by number of degrees awarded are College of Southern Idaho (1,428 and 90.8%), Aveda Institute-Twin Falls (99 and 6.29%), and Paul Mitchell the School-Twin Falls (36 and 2.29%).

The most popular majors in Twin Falls, ID are Liberal Arts & Sciences (310 and 19.7%), Other Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences (153 and 9.73%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (98 and 6.23%).

The median tuition cost in Twin Falls, ID for a public four year colleges is $4,560 for in-state students and $6,840 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 8,255 students enrolled in Twin Falls, ID, 37.6% men and 62.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,487 records, of which 61.1% were women and 38.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
56 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
300 degrees awarded
Other Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences
153 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Twin Falls, ID was Registered Nursing with 56 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Twin Falls, ID according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

College of Southern Idaho
1,428 degrees awarded
Aveda Institute-Twin Falls
99 degrees awarded
Paul Mitchell the School-Twin Falls
36 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of Southern Idaho with 1,428 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 485 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Twin Falls, ID, which is 0.446 times less than the 1,088 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 989 degrees mean that there were 2.35 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 420 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($4,560) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($990) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.722% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.698% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (392k), Some college (372k), and Bachelors Degree (254k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Twin Falls, ID was $255,000 in 2022, which is 0.905 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $206,900 to $255,000, a 23.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Twin Falls, ID is 70.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Twin Falls, ID have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Twin Falls, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Twin Falls, ID is $62,912. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Twin Falls, ID was Teton County, ID with a value of $88,906, followed by Ada County, ID and Blaine County, ID, with respective values of $83,881 and $81,794.

Housing

Property

$255,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,507

$29,064

Median Property Taxes

±$1,303

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 Twin Falls, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

70.1%

Homeownership

2022

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 70.1% of the housing units in Twin Falls, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Twin Falls, ID was Teton County, ID with a value of $88,906, followed by Ada County, ID and Blaine County, ID, with respective values of $83,881 and $81,794.

The following map shows all of the counties in Twin Falls, ID colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$62,912

Median Household Income

± $2,786

41.5k

Number of Households

± 1,694

In 2022, the median household income of the 41.5k households in Twin Falls, ID grew to $62,912 from the previous year's value of $57,953.

The following chart displays the households in Twin Falls, 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 Twin Falls, ID is from Idaho.

0.473

2022 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2022, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.111% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (81%)
Carpooled (9.36%)
Worked At Home (6.89%)

In 2022, 81% of workers in Twin Falls, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.36%) and those who worked at home (6.89%).

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

18.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Twin Falls, ID have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.76% of the workforce in Twin Falls, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Twin Falls, ID (14.7k out of 113k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Twin Falls, 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

88.6% of the population of Twin Falls, ID has health coverage, with 42.9% on employee plans, 19.1% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 1.34% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Idaho see 1559 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.77% increase from the previous year (1517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1532 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 421 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,559 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Idaho

Primary care physicians in Idaho see an average of 1,559 patients per year. This represents a 2.77% increase from the previous year (1,517 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Idaho in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.4%

Uninsured

42.9%

Employer Coverage

19.1%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

14.1%

Non-Group

1.34%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Twin Falls, ID declined by 6.81% from 12.3% to 11.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Twin Falls, ID changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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