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About Rupert, Idaho
Rupert

Rupert is the county seat and largest city of Minidoka County, Idaho. It is part of the Burley Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,082 at the 2020 census, up from 5,554 in 2010.

Rupert, founded in 1906, sprang up after the announcement of the Minidoka Reclamation Project, which provided irrigation and electricity following the completion of the Minidoka Dam on the Snake River in 1906. After the dam was built, Rupert became one of the first cities in the world to have its streets lit by electricity.

Gender
Gender Rupert Idaho Country
Female 47.6% 49.9% 50.8%
Male 52.4% 50.1% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Rupert Idaho Country
Less than $10,000 6.2% 5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 8.6% 4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 16.4% 9.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11% 9.7% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 18.9% 14% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19% 20.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.6% 13.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.6% 14.5% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 0.8% 5% 7.1%
$200,000 or more -0.09999999999998% 4.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Rupert Idaho Country
< 9th Grade 9% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 14% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 34% 27% 27.0%
Other College 23% 26% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 6% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 3% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Rupert Idaho Country
White 50.9% 81.4% 60.1%
African American 0% 0.6% 12.2%
American Indian 0.8% 1.1% 0.6%
Asian 0.1% 1.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.2% 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 47.1% 12.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity