Heyburn vs Rupert

A side-by-side comparison of Heyburn and Rupert: population, income, housing, and more.

Heyburn and Rupert are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rupert has the higher population (6,157 vs 3,678 in Heyburn). Heyburn has the higher median household income ($70,078 vs $54,444 in Rupert). Heyburn has the higher median home value ($205,300 vs $182,500 in Rupert).

Population, income & housing

	Heyburn	Rupert
Population	3,678	6,157
Median age	26.6 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,078	$54,444
Median home value	$205,300	$182,500
Median gross rent	$1,017	$835
Housing units	1,290	2,338
Homeownership rate	55.7%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heyburn	Rupert
Population	3,320 → 3,678 (+10.8%)	5,796 → 6,157 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$52,321 → $70,078 (+33.9%)	$40,320 → $54,444 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$137,900 → $205,300 (+48.9%)	$113,000 → $182,500 (+61.5%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $1,017 (+20.1%)	$646 → $835 (+29.3%)

Heyburn

Population

3,3203,678

Median household income

$52,321$70,078

Median home value

$137,900$205,300

Median gross rent

$847$1,017

Rupert

Population

5,7966,157

Median household income

$40,320$54,444

Median home value

$113,000$182,500

Median gross rent

$646$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heyburn	Rupert
Under 5	8.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	30.3%	23.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	19.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	16.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	7.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	6.1%	6.9%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.0%
75 and over	1.3%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heyburn	Rupert
White (non-Hispanic)	69.1%	45.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	53.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heyburn	Rupert
No high school diploma	18.5%	21.4%
High school graduate	38.1%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heyburn	Rupert
Drove alone	84.1%	80.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	3.6%
Other means	3.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heyburn	Rupert
1-unit, detached	70.3%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Heyburn	Rupert
Poverty rate	17.1%	24.1%
Average household size	2.97	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	13	15
Median year structure built	1985	1968