Rexburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 39,975 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Rexburg is the ninth largest community in Idaho. Much of the housing stock in Rexburg was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Rexburg economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Rexburg, where the median household income is $46,286.00.Rexburg is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.30% 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 teaching (15.40%), food service (12.43%), and office and administrative support (11.87%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.92 minutes getting to work every day.The education level of Rexburg ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Rexburg, 40.97% 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 $20,092, which is low income relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,368 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 39.38% 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. Important ancestries of people in Rexburg include English, German, Scottish, European, and Danish. The most common language spoken in Rexburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
