The Twin Falls Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in the Magic Valley

Magic Valley

The Magic Valley is a region in south-central Idaho consisting of Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin Falls Counties. It is particularly associated with the agricultural region in the Snake River Plain located in the area...

 region of Idaho

Idaho

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, anchored by the city of Twin Falls

Twin Falls, Idaho

Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region...

.

As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 82,626 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 96,558).

Communities

• Places with more than 30,000 inhabitants
  • Twin Falls
    Twin Falls, Idaho
    Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region...
    
     (Principal City)

• Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
  • Buhl
    Buhl, Idaho
    Buhl is a city located on the old Oregon Trail in the western half of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 4,037 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Filer
    Filer, Idaho
    Filer is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2000 census the city population was 1,620. Filer is located just west of the intersection of U.S...
    
    
  • Jerome
    Jerome, Idaho
    Jerome is a city in Jerome County, Idaho, U.S.A. The population was 10,890 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Jerome County, and sits at an elevation of 3763 feet above sea level. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Jerome is located at ...
    
    
  • Kimberly
    Kimberly, Idaho
    Kimberly is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,614 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.Kimberly was founded in 1905. It is named after Peter L...
    
    

• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Hazelton
    Hazelton, Idaho
    Hazelton is a city in Jerome County, Idaho, United States. The population was 753 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Hazelton is located at ....
    
    
  • Hansen
    Hansen, Idaho
    Hansen is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 970 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Hansen is located at ....
    
    

• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Castleford
    Castleford, Idaho
    Castleford is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 277 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
    
    
  • Eden
    Eden, Idaho
    Eden is a city in Jerome County, Idaho, United States. The population was 405 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Eden is located at ....
    
    
  • Hollister
    Hollister, Idaho
    Hollister is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Murtaugh
    Murtaugh, Idaho
    Murtaugh is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 139 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Hunt
    Hunt, Idaho
    Hunt is an unincorporated rural area north of Eden in Jerome County, Idaho, United States. The area was named after Frank W. Hunt, a former Governor of Idaho. It was the home to a Japanese Interment Camp now marked by the Minidoka National Historic Site. MIT graduate, Dr. Gary A...
    
    
  • Rogerson
    Rogerson, Idaho
    Rogerson is an unincorporated community in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. It is located approximately 18 miles north of the Nevada border on U.S. Route 93. It is near Salmon Falls Dam....
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 82,626 people, 30,151 households, and 21,764 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 91.25% White, 0.20% African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 5.11% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $34,601, and the median income for a family was $39,485. Males had a median income of $29,047 versus $20,510 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the μSA was $16,104.