Rexburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 40,695 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Rexburg is the ninth largest community in Idaho. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Rexburg, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Rexburg, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Rexburg’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Rexburg does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $50,617.00.Rexburg is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.12% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rexburg is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rexburg who work in food service (14.44%), office and administrative support (12.40%), and teaching (12.33%). A relatively large number of people in Rexburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Rexburg is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Rexburg culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Rexburg really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Rexburg every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Rexburg. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Rexburg benefits directly from this. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Rexburg spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.48 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Rexburg ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Rexburg, 42.05% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Rexburg in 2022 was $21,417, which is low income relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,668 for a family of four. However, Rexburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rexburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.50% of its population below the federal poverty line.Rexburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rexburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rexburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rexburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rexburg include English, German, Scottish, European, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Rexburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
