Rexburg is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 17,202 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Rexburg is the 11th largest community in Idaho.

Unlike some cities, Rexburg isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rexburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rexburg is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rexburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.88%), teaching (12.93%), and sales jobs (10.15%).

Rexburg is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Rexburg area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Rexburg maintain a good economy.

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 12.44 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Rexburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Rexburg Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Rexburg is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 27.96% of adults in Rexburg have a college degree.

The per capita income in Rexburg in 2000 was $9,173, which is low income relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $36,692 for a family of four.

The people who call Rexburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rexburg is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Rexburg include English, German, Danish, Scottish, European, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, and British.

The most common language spoken in Rexburg is English. Some people also speak Spanish.