CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rexburg

Idaho · 14,302 residents · 10.1 sq mi

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With 14,302 people, Rexburg is a city in Idaho. This skews young, with a median age of 19.9. The poverty rate is 41.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. 40% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 24% less than in Idaho as a whole. The median household earns $19,183, about 36% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 19.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,302

−17%vs 2000

vs 17,257 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

19.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 20.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202441K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(993)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(861)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(946)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1931.9%(4,561)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2422.9%(3,278)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.3%(1,192)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 445.9%(847)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 543.9%(559)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 642.7%(384)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.1%(307)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(283)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(91)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,183

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,965 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,599

−28%vs 2000

vs $9,173 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

41.8%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,100

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $288 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

40.4%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.1% in 2000

59.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(16,183)

Black0.2%(43)

Hispanic / Latino4%(697)

Asian0.6%(111)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(13,719)

Black0.3%(48)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(373)

Asian1.7%(250)

Other2%(285)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.8%(3,146)

South American1.4%(562)

Central American0.6%(244)

Puerto Rican0.4%(165)

Salvadoran0.4%(142)

Ecuadorian0.3%(110)

Colombian0.3%(109)

Argentine0.2%(94)

Spaniard0.2%(89)

Guatemalan0.2%(69)

Chilean0.2%(65)

Peruvian0.2%(64)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(21)

Cuban0%(19)

Honduran0%(19)

Dominican0%(14)

Nicaraguan0%(14)

Paraguayan0%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(229)

Hmong0.3%(131)

Taiwanese0.3%(126)

Korean0.2%(100)

Filipino0.2%(69)

Nepalese0.1%(22)

Japanese0%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(156)

Samoan0.2%(75)

Guamanian0.2%(69)

Tongan0%(8)

Ancestry

English30.9%(12,516)

German13.3%(5,380)

American7.2%(2,899)

Scottish5.5%(2,231)

Irish4.4%(1,790)

Danish4.3%(1,742)

Swedish3.2%(1,294)

Italian2.7%(1,085)

Norwegian2%(814)

Welsh2%(804)

French1.7%(686)

British1.7%(675)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.4%(568)

Polish1.1%(444)

Subsaharan African0.8%(325)

Swiss0.7%(273)

Czech0.6%(255)

Brazilian0.4%(170)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(130)

Portuguese0.3%(113)

Canadian0.3%(111)

West Indian0.2%(92)

Slovak0.2%(85)

Haitian0.2%(71)

Russian0.2%(70)

Ghanaian0.2%(70)

Finnish0.2%(67)

Hungarian0.2%(61)

Austrian0.1%(56)

Arab0.1%(49)

Lebanese0.1%(49)

Belgian0.1%(41)

Armenian0.1%(40)

French Canadian0.1%(32)

Lithuanian0.1%(28)

Ukrainian0.1%(27)

Nigerian0.1%(23)

Jamaican0.1%(21)

Romanian0%(18)

Greek0%(8)

Latvian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.9%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.1%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.4%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 10.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married57.7%(8,726)

Married40.3%(6,087)

Widowed0.4%(55)

Divorced1.7%(250)

Women 15+

Never married64.1%(12,974)

Married31.8%(6,434)

Widowed1.8%(362)

Divorced2.4%(482)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 9.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.4%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

2.8%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 76.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)34%(104)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(50)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.6%(66)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 306 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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