Rexburg, ID

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2024 Population

68,561

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

21.1%

8.07% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,940

2.06% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$372,900

13.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

34,500

Population & Diversity

Rexburg, ID is home to a population of 68.6k people, from which 95.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.3% of Rexburg, ID residents were born outside of the country (3.64k people).

In 2024, there were 24.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.1k people) in Rexburg, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.36k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.35k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%

2024 Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.8% of Rexburg, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rexburg, ID was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rexburg, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rexburg, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
57.1k ± 542
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.36k ± 467
White (Hispanic)
2.35k ± 593

10.4%

Hispanic Population

7.1k people

10.4% of the people in Rexburg, ID are hispanic (7.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rexburg, ID as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Idaho.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
54,768 ± 5,664 people
Canada
6,434 ± 1,966 people
Philippines
2,796 ± 1,297 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 54,768 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 6,434 and Philippines with 2,796.

Foreign-Born Population

5.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.64k people

5.06%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.4k people

As of 2024, 5.3% of Rexburg, ID residents (3.64k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rexburg, ID was 5.06%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rexburg, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
487 ± 171
Vietnam
302 ± 95
Gulf War (1990s)
194 ± 78

Rexburg, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Rexburg, ID.

Economy

The economy of Rexburg, ID employs 34.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rexburg, ID were Educational Services (6,498 people), Retail Trade (4,644 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,529 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($101,111), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($75,972), and Public Administration ($56,432).

Employment

Occupations

34.5k

2024 Value

± 1,894

3.19%

1 Year growth

± 7.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rexburg, ID grew at a rate of 3.19%, from 33.4k employees to 34.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rexburg, ID, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,013 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (3,844 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (3,766 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rexburg, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

34.5k

2024 Value

± 1,894

3.19%

1 Year growth

± 7.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rexburg, ID grew at a rate of 3.19%, from 33.4k employees to 34.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rexburg, ID, are Educational Services (6,498 people), Retail Trade (4,644 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,529 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rexburg, ID, though some of these residents may live in Rexburg, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,526

Median earning men ± $2,564

$12,750

Median earning women ± $1,542

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($62,206), Public Administration ($56,881), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,609).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($50,375), Manufacturing ($43,214), and Wholesale Trade ($35,125).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

Y-Axis

3.01%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 836k people employed in Idaho. This represents a 3.01% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.06%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Idaho.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

197
Construction
100
Retail Trade
75
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$187k
Educational Services
$97.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$73.6k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Rexburg, ID in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 21,085 male students and 24,837 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rexburg, ID are White (9,964 and 63.1%), Hispanic or Latino (3,015 and 19.1%), Unknown (1,442 and 9.13%), and Black or African American (680 and 4.31%).

The largest universities in Rexburg, ID by number of degrees awarded are Brigham Young University-Idaho (15,887 and 98.2%), Paul Mitchell the School-Rexburg (196 and 1.21%), and Rexburg College of Massage Therapy (50 and 0.309%).

The most popular majors in Rexburg, ID are General Business Administration & Management (2,504 and 15.5%), General Human Development & Family Studies (1,475 and 9.12%), and General Interdisciplinary Studies (983 and 6.08%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $4,800.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Rexburg, ID, the percentage of applicants admitted was 95.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 43.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 45,922 (45.9% men and 54.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 45,922 students enrolled in Rexburg, ID, 45.9% men and 54.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 24,589 records, of which 57.3% were women and 42.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
1,514 degrees awarded
General Computer Programming
758 degrees awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies
740 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Rexburg, ID was General Business Administration & Management with 1,514 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Rexburg, ID according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Brigham Young University-Idaho
15,887 degrees awarded
Paul Mitchell the School-Rexburg
196 degrees awarded
Rexburg College of Massage Therapy
50 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Brigham Young University-Idaho with 15,887 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 6,214 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rexburg, ID, which is 0.624 times less than the 9,960 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 9,964 degrees mean that there were 3.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3,015 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($4,800) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($550) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rexburg, ID was $372,900 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $329,600 to $372,900, a 13.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Rexburg, ID is 51.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rexburg, ID have an average commute time of 17.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rexburg, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$372,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,347

$9,209

Median Property Taxes

±$558

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rexburg, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rexburg, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

51.2%

Homeownership

2024

70.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 51.2% of the housing units in Rexburg, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 51.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rexburg, ID compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,940

Median Household Income

± $2,560

18k

Number of Households

± 1,307

In 2024, the median household income of the 18k households in Rexburg, ID grew to $61,940 from the previous year's value of $60,690.

The following chart displays the households in Rexburg, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rexburg, ID is from Idaho.

0.467

2024 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2024, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.325% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (60.8%)
Worked At Home (13%)
Carpooled (12.1%)

In 2024, 60.8% of workers in Rexburg, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (12.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rexburg, ID have a shorter commute time (17.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.44% of the workforce in Rexburg, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rexburg, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rexburg, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rexburg, ID have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rexburg, ID (11.9k out of 56.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rexburg, ID is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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