Twin Falls is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 54,943 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Twin Falls is the eighth largest community in Idaho.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Twin Falls is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Twin Falls is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Twin Falls who work in management occupations (11.92%), office and administrative support (9.46%), and sales jobs (8.72%). A relatively large number of people in Twin Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.20% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Twin Falls spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.29 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. The city of Twin Falls is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The citizens of Twin Falls are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.73% of adults in Twin Falls having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Twin Falls in 2022 was $31,526, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,104 for a family of four. However, Twin Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Twin Falls is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Twin Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Twin Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Twin Falls also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.94% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Twin Falls include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Twin Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
