Because of many things, Rigby is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Rigby really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Rigby perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
The education level of Rigby citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.83% of adults in Rigby have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rigby in 2018 was $26,951, which is middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,804 for a family of four. However, Rigby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rigby is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rigby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rigby residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Rigby also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rigby include English, German, Irish, French, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Rigby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
