About American Falls

American Falls is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 4,106 people and just one neighborhood, American Falls is the 41st largest community in Idaho.

American Falls is a blue-collar town, with 42.4% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, American Falls is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in American Falls who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.11%), teaching (9.15%), and sales jobs (6.47%).

In addition, many people in American Falls have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.60 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, American Falls does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

American Falls Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in American Falls with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.67% of adults in American Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in American Falls in 2000 was $12,891, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $51,564 for a family of four.

American Falls is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call American Falls home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in American Falls is White, followed by Native American. American Falls also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.79% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in American Falls include German, English, Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in American Falls is English. Some people also speak Spanish.