The Rexburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in eastern

Eastern Idaho

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 Idaho

Idaho

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, anchored by the city of Rexburg

Rexburg, Idaho

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,257 people, 4,274 households, and 2,393 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,534.4 people per square mile . There were 4,533 housing units at an average density of 928.4 per square mile...

.

As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 39,286 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 49,164).

Communities

• Rexburg
  Rexburg, Idaho
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,257 people, 4,274 households, and 2,393 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,534.4 people per square mile . There were 4,533 housing units at an average density of 928.4 per square mile...
  
   (Principal City)
• Ashton
  Ashton, Idaho
  Ashton is a city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,129 at the 2000 census. The district is noted for seed potato production and bills itself as the world's largest seed potato growing area.-Geography and...
  
  
• Drummond
  Drummond, Idaho
  Drummond is a city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The population was 15 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Drummond is located at ....
  
  
• Island Park
  Island Park, Idaho
  Island Park is a city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The city's population was 215 at the 2000 census. The city was incorporated by owners of the many lodges and resorts along U.S. Route 20 in 1947, primarily to circumvent Idaho's liquor laws that prohibited the sale of liquor outside of...
  
  
• Lake
  Lake, Idaho
  Lake is an unincorporated place located in Fremont County in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is located at .Lake is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area....
  
   (unincorporated)
• Newdale
  Newdale, Idaho
  Newdale is a city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The population was 358 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Newdale is located at , one mile below the Teton Dam....
  
  
• Parker
  Parker, Idaho
  Parker is a city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The population was 319 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Parker is located at ....
  
  
• St. Anthony
  St. Anthony, Idaho
  St. Anthony is a city in and the county seat of Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The population was 3,342 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:St...
  
  
• Sugar City
  Sugar City, Idaho
  Sugar City is a city in Madison County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,242 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Teton
  Teton, Idaho
  Teton is a city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The population was 569 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Teton is located at ....
  
  
• Warm River
  Warm River, Idaho
  Warm River is a city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The population was 3 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Warm River is located at ....
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

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of 2000, there were 39,286 people, 11,014 households, and 7,884 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 94.27% White, 0.21% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 3.35% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.94% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $33,016, and the median income for a family was $38,798. Males had a median income of $27,895 versus $19,149 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the μSA was $12,461.