Blackfoot is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 10,436 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Blackfoot is the 16th largest community in Idaho.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Blackfoot is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Blackfoot is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Blackfoot who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.54%), sales jobs (10.73%), and management occupations (6.79%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Blackfoot spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.94 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Quite a few people in Blackfoot, even though it's not a big city, are dependant on public transportation, primarily using the bus for their daily commute.

Blackfoot Information and Demographics

The education level of Blackfoot citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 16.85% of adults in Blackfoot have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Blackfoot in 2000 was $15,529, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,116 for a family of four.

Blackfoot is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blackfoot home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Blackfoot is White, followed by Native American. Blackfoot also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.47% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Blackfoot include English, German, Irish, Danish, and Swedish.

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