COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alta vs Rexburg
PLACE A
Alta, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Rexburg, Idaho
Alta is 99% smaller than Rexburg. Alta earns more, with a median household income $2,300 higher. Rexburg has grown faster since 2000 (55% vs -40%).
ALTAREXBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population22740,334−99% vs Rexburg
Population density503,989−3,938
Population growth-40.5%54.6%−95.1 pts
Median age30.121.0+9.1
Male86.6%44.2%+42.4 pts
Female13.4%55.8%−42.4 pts
Foreign-born2.1%6.5%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.8%81.2%−47.4 pts
Black23.2%1.2%+22.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino41.9%11.2%+30.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other1.1%4.7%−3.6 pts
Median household income$52,917$50,617+$2,300
Per capita income$30,970$21,417+$9,553
Poverty rate49.3%32.5%+16.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.7130.527+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher43.5%42.0%+1.5 pts
Graduate degree14.3%11.4%+2.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Labor force participation90.2%69.6%+20.6 pts
Median home value$2,000,001$395,100+$1,604,901
Median gross rent$434$1,004−$570
Owner-occupied35.0%23.0%+12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate68.4%13.1%+55.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.2%−48.2 pts
Average commute11.315.2−3.9
Worked from home20.8%13.7%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured3.9%5.7%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025