Paul vs Rupert

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

Paul 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 1,615 in Paul). Paul has the higher median household income ($62,830 vs $54,444 in Rupert). Paul has the higher median home value ($251,200 vs $182,500 in Rupert).

Population, income & housing

	Paul	Rupert
Population	1,615	6,157
Median age	32.6 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,830	$54,444
Median home value	$251,200	$182,500
Median gross rent	$788	$835
Housing units	717	2,338
Homeownership rate	73.3%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paul	Rupert
Population	1,320 → 1,615 (+22.3%)	5,796 → 6,157 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$49,286 → $62,830 (+27.5%)	$40,320 → $54,444 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$128,100 → $251,200 (+96.1%)	$113,000 → $182,500 (+61.5%)
Median gross rent	$652 → $788 (+20.9%)	$646 → $835 (+29.3%)

Paul

Population

1,3201,615

Median household income

$49,286$62,830

Median home value

$128,100$251,200

Median gross rent

$652$788

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)

	Paul	Rupert
Under 5	11.1%	7.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	23.6%
18 to 24	16.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	15.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.5%
55 to 64	10.5%	6.9%
65 to 74	4.7%	9.0%
75 and over	10.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paul	Rupert
White (non-Hispanic)	57.1%	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	7.2%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	35.7%	53.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paul	Rupert
No high school diploma	22.9%	21.4%
High school graduate	23.7%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paul	Rupert
Drove alone	74.8%	80.6%
Carpooled	17.8%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paul	Rupert
1-unit, detached	75.9%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Paul	Rupert
Poverty rate	11.2%	24.1%
Average household size	2.58	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1974	1968