Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Rupert spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.51 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The citizens of Rupert have a very low rate of college education: just 9.40% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Rupert in 2022 was $23,321, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,284 for a family of four. However, Rupert contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rupert is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rupert home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rupert residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Rupert also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 48.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rupert include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish.
In addition, Rupert has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.14%).
The most common language spoken in Rupert is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
