Rexburg

Population: 39,589
Median household income: $50,359
Median home value: $384,000

Rexburg is a community in Madison County, Idaho, home to 39,589 residents. At $50,359, its median household income sits below Madison County's $58,259.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rexburg's population grew 39.3% from 28,414 to 39,589, while its median home value rose 81.4% from $211,700 to $384,000.

The typical home was built around 2005. 35.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,589
Median age: 21.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,359
Median home value: $384,000
Median gross rent: $959
Housing units: 10,834
Homeownership rate: 23.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,41439,589

Median household income

$31,128$50,359

Median home value

$211,700$384,000

Median gross rent

$717$959

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,414	$31,128	$211,700	$717
2020	29,064	$33,278	$221,700	$765
2021	33,684	$44,034	$264,000	$841
2022	38,803	$46,286	$333,400	$900
2023	39,589	$50,359	$384,000	$959

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 2457.5%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 443.5%

45 to 543.3%

55 to 642.7%

65 to 741.2%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,638	6.7%
5 to 17	3,540	8.9%
18 to 24	22,754	57.5%
25 to 34	5,634	14.2%
35 to 44	1,390	3.5%
45 to 54	1,300	3.3%
55 to 64	1,085	2.7%
65 to 74	478	1.2%
75 and over	770	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,633	82.4%
Black or African American	417	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	704	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	115	0.3%
Some other race	187	0.5%
Two or more races	1,023	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,487	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate12.7%

Some college or associate's44.0%

Bachelor's degree29.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	267	2.5%
High school graduate	1,356	12.7%
Some college or associate's	4,684	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,150	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,200	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone55.3%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.3%

Walked15.0%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,635	55.3%
Carpooled	3,341	15.9%
Public transit	60	0.3%
Walked	3,146	15.0%
Bicycle	219	1.0%
Worked from home	2,580	12.3%
Other means	57	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,419	67.3%
15 to 29 min	2,535	13.7%
30 to 44 min	2,209	12.0%
45 to 59 min	606	3.3%
60+ min	689	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.30
Poverty rate: 35.5% (10,776 of 30,361)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,456	70.1%
Nonfamily households	2,756	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,212	85.0%
Vacant	1,622	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,165	23.5%
Renter-occupied	7,047	76.5%

1-unit, detached21.9%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units15.0%

5 to 19 units26.2%

20 or more units29.5%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,376	21.9%
1-unit, attached	586	5.4%
2 to 4 units	1,627	15.0%
5 to 19 units	2,835	26.2%
20 or more units	3,199	29.5%
Mobile home & other	211	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1667420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 43.8229, -111.7910

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