Minidoka vs Rupert

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

Minidoka 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 132 in Minidoka). Rupert has the higher median household income ($54,444 vs $41,875 in Minidoka). Rupert has the higher median home value ($182,500 vs $109,600 in Minidoka).

Population, income & housing

	Minidoka	Rupert
Population	132	6,157
Median age	21.0 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$41,875	$54,444
Median home value	$109,600	$182,500
Median gross rent	—	$835
Housing units	47	2,338
Homeownership rate	59.5%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Minidoka	Rupert
Population	120 → 132 (+10.0%)	5,796 → 6,157 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$45,391 → $41,875 (-7.7%)	$40,320 → $54,444 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $109,600 (+30.5%)	$113,000 → $182,500 (+61.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,071 → $1,097 (+2.4%)	$646 → $835 (+29.3%)

Minidoka

Population

120132

Median household income

$45,391$41,875

Median home value

$84,000$109,600

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,097

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)

	Minidoka	Rupert
Under 5	19.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	25.8%	23.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.8%
25 to 34	5.3%	15.6%
35 to 44	19.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	6.8%	6.9%
65 to 74	8.3%	9.0%
75 and over	5.3%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Minidoka	Rupert
White (non-Hispanic)	9.1%	45.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.5%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	70.5%	53.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Minidoka	Rupert
No high school diploma	76.7%	21.4%
High school graduate	3.3%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Minidoka	Rupert
Drove alone	93.5%	80.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Minidoka	Rupert
1-unit, detached	72.3%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	21.3%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Minidoka	Rupert
Poverty rate	20.5%	24.1%
Average household size	3.57	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1953	1968