What percentage of people rent in Idaho Falls, ID?

Name: Renters and owners in Idaho Falls, ID, 2020–2024
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35.8% (±2.2 points) of the occupied homes in Idaho Falls, ID are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 8,855 renting households against 15,873 that own their home.

In Idaho Falls, the share of households that rent went from 36.9% in 2015–2019 to 35.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.8% (±2.2 points)
Renting households: 8,855 (±617)
Median renter income: $50,380 (±$5,631)

Who rents and who owns in Idaho Falls

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Idaho Falls	Bonneville County	Idaho	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.8% (±2.2 points)	28.3% (±1.7 points)	27.9% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	8,855 (±617)	12,487 (±761)	198,644 (±3,027)	45,017,354
Owning households	15,873 (±579)	31,697 (±796)	514,361 (±3,374)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	3.1 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,380 (±$5,631)	$53,768 (±$3,411)	$52,432 (±$1,084)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,823 (±$4,470)	$93,397 (±$3,527)	$90,480 (±$921)	$100,009

In Idaho Falls, the renter share is higher than in Bonneville County (28.3%).

It is also higher than in Idaho (27.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Bonneville County, Idaho Falls ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 51 of 204.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Idaho Falls has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.9% (±2.0 points)	35.8% (±2.2 points)	−1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$776 (±$32)	$1,075 (±$42)	+38.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$53,148 (±$2,400)	$73,110 (±$2,275)	+37.6%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Idaho Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Idaho Falls
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Idaho Falls	—	35.8% (±2.2 points)	—
Lincoln	3.9 mi	18.2% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Ammon	3.9 mi	30.9% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Iona	5.8 mi	12.5% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Ucon	8.1 mi	7.3% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Shelley	8.8 mi	25.3% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Basalt	14 mi	19.3% (±12.4 points)	Lower
Rigby	14 mi	27.7% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lewisville	14 mi	19.3% (±13.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lincoln, ID (18.2%), Iona, ID (12.5%), Ucon, ID (7.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Bonneville County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Idaho Falls	35.8% (±2.2 points)
2	Ammon	30.9% (±4.9 points)
3	Lincoln	18.2% (±7.3 points)
4	Iona	12.5% (±7.0 points)
5	Swan Valley	9.4% (±12.3 points)
6	Ucon	7.3% (±4.2 points)
7	Irwin	1.6% (±2.3 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Idaho Falls

How many renters are there in Idaho Falls?

Idaho Falls has an estimated 8,855 (±617) renting households, 35.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Idaho Falls?

In Idaho Falls, the share of households that rent went from 36.9% in 2015–2019 to 35.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Idaho Falls?

A renting household in Idaho Falls has 2.3 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Idaho Falls?

The median renting household in Idaho Falls, ID has an income of $50,380 (±$5,631) a year, against $91,823 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Idaho Falls city, Idaho (place:39700, in state:16).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.