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Moving to Rupert, Idaho

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Population: 5,645. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,225 (-7.4% change)
Males: 2,687 (47.6%), Females: 2,958 (52.4%)

Minidoka County

Zip code: 83350

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $25,105
Median house value: $59,800

Population by Race

Races in Rupert:

  • White Non-Hispanic (62.3%)
  • Hispanic (35.4%)
  • Other race (22.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (13.6%), German (11.9%), United States (7.9%), Irish (3.5%), Swiss (1.8%), Italian (1.6%).

Elevation: 4158 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Map of Rupert, ID

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rupert

  • High school or higher: 65.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rupert city

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

15.2% Foreign born (14.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -293 (-4.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Rupert:

  • MINIDOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1224 EIGHT STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Rupert:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rupert:

  • JOSLIN FIELD – MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 57 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Abbreviation: TWF)
  • FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 74 miles; HAILEY, ID; Abbreviation: SUN)
  • POCATELLO REGIONAL (about 78 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Abbreviation: PIH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rupert:

  • BURLEY MUNI (about 9 miles; BURLEY, ID; Abbreviation: BYI)
  • LAIDLAW CORRALS (about 29 miles; KIMAMA, ID; Abbreviation: U99)
  • OAKLEY MUNI (about 30 miles; OAKLEY, ID; Abbreviation: 1U6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rupert:

  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 56 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 141 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 155 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 159 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 180 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 182 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)

Schools

Public high schools in Rupert:

  • MINICO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,171; Location: 300 WEST HIGHWAY 25; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MINI-CASSIA OPPORTUNITY CENTER (Students: 80; Location: 123 SOUTH C STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • IDAHO YOUTH RANCH (Students: 32; Location: 1275 NORTH 400 EAST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rupert:

  • EAST MINICO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 589; Location: 1805 H STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BIG VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 420; Location: 202 18TH STREET; Grades: 02 – 05)
  • MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 347; Location: 10TH AND D STREETS; Grades: PK – 02)
  • MINI-CASSIA JUVENILE DET CTR (Location: 750 H STREET; Grades: 03 – 12)

Private primary/middle school in Rupert:

  • ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL (Students: 120; Location: PO BOX 26 806 F ST; Grades: PK – 6)

Libraries

Library in Rupert:

  • DEMARY MEMORIAL (Operating income: $101,013; Location: 417 7TH ST; 44,455 books; 581 audio materials; 1,346 video materials; 79 serial subscriptions)

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