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
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:
- CARIBOU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SODA SPRINGS, ID)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 39 miles; PRESTON, ID)
- POCATELLO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; POCATELLO, ID)
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)