Rupert

Population: 6,157
Median household income: $54,444
Median home value: $182,500

Rupert is a community in Minidoka County, Idaho, home to 6,157 residents. The median household income of $54,444 is below the Minidoka County median ($70,060).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rupert's population grew 6.2% from 5,796 to 6,157, while its median home value rose 61.5% from $113,000 to $182,500.

80.6% of workers drive to work alone. 80.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,157
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $54,444
Median home value: $182,500
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 2,338
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7966,157

Median household income

$40,320$54,444

Median home value

$113,000$182,500

Median gross rent

$646$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,796	$40,320	$113,000	$646
2020	5,820	$41,618	$123,300	$797
2021	5,994	$45,227	$123,700	$748
2022	6,066	$53,348	$157,100	$756
2023	6,157	$54,444	$182,500	$835

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	428	7.0%
5 to 17	1,454	23.6%
18 to 24	543	8.8%
25 to 34	959	15.6%
35 to 44	833	13.5%
45 to 54	707	11.5%
55 to 64	425	6.9%
65 to 74	556	9.0%
75 and over	252	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,817	45.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	26	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,301	53.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.4%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	798	21.4%
High school graduate	1,335	35.8%
Some college or associate's	1,298	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	214	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	87	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,211	80.6%
Carpooled	324	11.8%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	29	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	98	3.6%
Other means	80	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,189	44.9%
15 to 29 min	1,141	43.1%
30 to 44 min	263	9.9%
45 to 59 min	13	0.5%
60+ min	40	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 24.1% (1,473 of 6,104)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,545	72.1%
Nonfamily households	597	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,142	91.6%
Vacant	196	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,457	68.0%
Renter-occupied	685	32.0%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,874	80.2%
1-unit, attached	30	1.3%
2 to 4 units	114	4.9%
5 to 19 units	84	3.6%
20 or more units	106	4.5%
Mobile home & other	130	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1670660
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.06 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.6189, -113.6740