Moving to Bancroft, Idaho

Population: 382. Estimated population in July 2024: 363 (-5.0% change)
Males: 175 (45.8%), Females: 207 (54.2%)

Caribou County

Zip code: 83217

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $26,458
Median house value: $47,000

Population by Race

Races in Bancroft:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: English (37.7%), Irish (14.9%), Danish (12.0%), United States (9.4%), German (9.2%), Swiss (5.5%).

Elevation: 5420 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Map of Bancroft, ID

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bancroft

  • High school or higher: 80.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bancroft city

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

3.4% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-2.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bancroft:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bancroft:

  • POCATELLO REGIONAL (about 50 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Abbreviation: PIH)
  • IDAHO FALLS RGNL (about 56 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Abbreviation: IDA)
  • JACKSON HOLE (about 101 miles; JACKSON, WY; Abbreviation: JAC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bancroft:

  • BANCROFT MUNI (about 2 miles; BANCROFT, ID; Abbreviation: U51)
  • ALLEN H TIGERT (about 23 miles; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Abbreviation: U78)
  • DOWNEY/HYDE MEML/ (about 26 miles; DOWNEY, ID; Abbreviation: U58)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bancroft:

  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 135 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 142 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)

Schools

Public high school in Bancroft:

  • NORTH GEM JR-SR HIGH (Students: 82; Location: 322 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Bancroft:

  • NORTH GEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 114; Location: 322 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 06)