Rupert, Idaho

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Minidoka County

Population in July 2007: 5,075. Population change since 2000: -9.9%

Males: 2,415	(47.6%)
Females: 2,660	(52.4%)

Median resident age:	31.7 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Zip codes: 83350.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,100 (it was $25,105 in 2000)

Rupert	$30,100
Idaho:	$46,253

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $104,800 (it was $59,800 in 2000)

Rupert	$104,800
Idaho:	$178,100

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Races in Rupert:

White Non-Hispanic (62.3%)
Hispanic (35.4%)
Other race (22.7%)
Two or more races (2.8%)
American Indian (1.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Rupert: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (13.6%), German (11.9%), United States (7.9%), Irish (3.5%), Swiss (1.8%), Italian (1.6%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 04/12/1906

Elevation: 4158 feet

Land area: 2.03 square miles.

Population density: 2499 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rupert

High school or higher: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
Unemployed: 8.7%
Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rupert city

Never married: 20.2%
Now married: 58.6%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 10.8%

858 residents are foreign born (14.6% Latin America).

This city:	15.2%
Idaho:	5.0%

According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Rupert, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rupert to the number of sex offenders is 390 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rupert:	1.0% ($601)
Idaho:	0.9% ($1,007)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pocatello, ID (86.2 miles , pop. 51,466).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (456.8 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (638.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Acequia, ID (6.5 miles) , Heyburn, ID (7.4 miles ), Declo, ID (7.5 miles ), Paul, ID (7.5 miles ), Burley, ID (9.9 miles ), Albion, ID (15.7 miles ), Minidoka, ID (15.8 miles) , Oakley, ID (29.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $47,000
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $53,200
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,300
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $65,500
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $134,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 42.62 N, Longitude: 113.67 W

55 people in nursing homes
22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 208

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Rupert, Idaho business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -293 (-4.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Food (17%)
Construction (10%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (14%)
Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Food (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Rupert by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	0	1	4	1	0
per 100,000	34.7	0.0	18.2	73.3	18.4	0.0
Robberies	1	2	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	17.4	34.2	36.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	7	5	1	8	5	0
per 100,000	121.5	85.5	18.2	146.6	91.9	0.0
Burglaries	23	25	25	25	29	11
per 100,000	399.1	427.3	454.2	458.2	533.2	205.1
Thefts	156	133	154	125	129	55
per 100,000	2706.9	2273.1	2798.0	2291.1	2371.8	1025.7
Auto thefts	4	1	10	12	4	3
per 100,000	69.4	17.1	181.7	219.9	73.5	55.9
Arson	3	4	0	8	0	0
per 100,000	52.1	68.4	0.0	146.6	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	199.0	149.5	187.3	229.3	171.2	59.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 16 (15 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.96
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Rupert, Idaho

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Hospital/medical center in Rupert:

MINIDOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1224 EIGHT STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Rupert:

CASSIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; BURLEY, ID)
HARMS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; AMERICAN FALLS, ID)
ST BENEDICT'S FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER (about 55 miles; JEROME, ID)

Political contributions by individuals in Rupert, ID

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rupert:

JOSLIN FIELD - MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 57 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; ID: TWF)
FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 74 miles; HAILEY, ID; ID: SUN)
POCATELLO REGIONAL (about 78 miles; POCATELLO, ID; ID: PIH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rupert:

BURLEY MUNI (about 9 miles; BURLEY, ID; ID: BYI)
LAIDLAW CORRALS (about 29 miles; KIMAMA, ID; ID: U99)
OAKLEY MUNI (about 30 miles; OAKLEY, ID; ID: 1U6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rupert:

COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 68 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 141 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 155 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
RICKS COLLEGE (about 159 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 180 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 182 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)

Public high schools in Rupert:

Minico Senior High School (Students: 1135; Location: 292 W 100 S; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)
Mini-Cassia Opportunity Center (alt) School (Students: 106; Location: 123 SOUTH C STREET; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)
Idaho Youth Ranch School (Students: 32; Location: 1275 N 400 E; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)
Mini-Cassia Juvenile Detention Center School (Location: 718 H STREET; Grades: 3rd Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Rupert:

Rupert Elementary School (Students: 561; Location: 202 18TH ST; Grades: Prekindergarten - 5th Grade)
East Minico Middle School (Students: 485; Location: 1805 H ST; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)
Acequia Elementary School (Students: 276; Location: 20504 4TH ST ACEQUIA; Grades: Prekindergarten - 5th Grade)

Private elementary/middle school in Rupert:

ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL (Students: 120; Location: PO BOX 26 806 F ST; Grades: PK - 6)

Library in Rupert:

DEMARY MEMORIAL (Operating income: $101,013; Location: 417 7TH ST; 44,455 books; 581 audio materials; 1,346 video materials; 79 serial subscriptions)

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Park in Rupert: Neptune Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Renaissance Arts CNTR Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 604 Fremont Street).

Hotels: Tops Motel (310 South 310 West), Flamingo Lodge Motel (402 East 8th Street), Uptown Motel (102 Oneida Street).

Courts: Minidoka County - Juvenile Court (711 G Street), Minidoka County - Magistrate Court Larry R Duff (711 G Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rupert and their reported violations in the past:

PAUL HOUSING AUTHORITY (Population served: 250, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1998 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-29-1999 to DEC-18-2002)

4 regular monitoring violations

JBS COUNTRY COURT (Population served: 140, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1997 and AUG-15-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-15-2000 to DEC-18-2002)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and JUN-02-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-2003)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1996 and AUG-15-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-15-2000 to DEC-18-2002)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1996 and AUG-15-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-15-2000 to DEC-18-2002)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1995 and AUG-15-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-15-2000 to DEC-18-2002)

One regular monitoring violation

3 other older monitoring violations

IDAHO YOUTH RANCH IDHW (Population served: 110, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine

One minor monitoring violation

RUPERT ELKS LODGE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

10 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

USBR MINIDOKA POWER FB (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.3%
Whole state:	71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	21.5%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.7%
Whole state:	4.6%

Rupert compared to Idaho state average:

Rupert, Idaho environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Rupert (2007 data):

U.S. Bank National Association: Rupert Branch at 612 Fifth Street, branch established on 1867-03-10. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Rupert Branch at 602 East Street, branch established on 1961-03-03. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
First Federal Savings Bank of Twin Falls: Rupert Branch at 701 7th Street, branch established on 1979-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $412.8 mil, Deposits: $351.4 mil, headquarters in Twin Falls, ID, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 9 total offices
D. L. Evans Bank: Rupert Branch at 418 South Oneida, branch established on 1989-12-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $659.8 mil, Deposits: $564.9 mil, headquarters in Burley, ID, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: D. L. Evans Bancorp

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Rupert mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Minidoka County Idaho:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management	7	$16,404	$28,121	0	$0
Sewerage	4	$11,110	$33,330	0	$0
Other Government Administration	7	$21,296	$36,507	5	$2,450
Local Libraries	2	$2,914	$17,484	3	$1,683
Electric Power	9	$33,706	$44,941	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$4,229	$25,374	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	4	$10,182	$30,546	0	$0
Water Supply	6	$16,871	$33,742	0	$0
Financial Administration	2	$4,993	$29,958	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	14	$32,730	$28,054	1	$582
Police - Other	1	$1,895	$22,740	0	$0
Firefighters	1	$3,879	$46,548	21	$4,580
Streets and Highways	5	$14,353	$34,447	0	$0
Totals for Government	64	$174,561	$32,730	30	$9,295

Rupert government finances in 2006:

Charges - Sewerage: $1,688,000
Solid Waste Management: $466,000

All Other: $140,000

Parks and Recreation: $45,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $21,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $4,540,000
Sewerage: $1,210,000

Police Protection: $742,000

Water Utilities: $701,000

Regular Highways: $530,000

Central Staff Services: $472,000

Solid Waste Management: $452,000

Local Fire Protection: $204,000

Financial Administration: $190,000

Parks and Recreation: $145,000

Health - Other: $108,000

Libraries: $90,000

General - Other: $55,000
General - Interest on Debt: $167,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $59,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $62,000
All Other: $61,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $254,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $171,000
General Revenue, NEC: $86,000

Interest Earnings: $80,000

Rents: $33,000

Fines and Forfeits: $21,000

Donations From Private Sources: $19,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,259,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,005,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $20,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,610,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $4,570,000
Water Utilities: $736,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $693,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $320,000
General Local Government Support: $291,000

All Other: $111,000
Tax - Property: $531,000
Other License: $7,000

Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $3,143,000

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,958 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cassia County, ID	2.44% ($26,529 average AGI)
from Twin Falls County, ID	0.52% ($21,364)
from Canyon County, ID	0.24% ($23,667)

8.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,299 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.64%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cassia County, ID	2.56% ($25,187 average AGI)
to Ada County, ID	0.95% ($26,597)
to Twin Falls County, ID	0.85% ($33,691)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rupert:

KFTA (970 AM; 3 kW; RUPERT, ID; Owner: TRI-MARKET RADIO BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KBAR (1230 AM; 1 kW; BURLEY, ID; Owner: KART & EAGLE ROCK B/C INC,TENANTS)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KLIX (1310 AM; 5 kW; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTFI (1270 AM; 5 kW; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)
KSEI (930 AM; 5 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KBLI (1620 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KSOS (800 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rupert:

KUMC-LP (93.3 FM; RUPERT, ID; Owner: RUPERT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH)
KCIR (90.7 FM; TWIN FALLS, ID; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
KKMV (92.5 FM; RUPERT, ID; Owner: TRI-MARKET RADIO BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KZDX (99.9 FM; BURLEY, ID; Owner: KART & EAGLE ROCK B/C INC,TENANTS)
KBSY (88.5 FM; BURLEY, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KISY (100.7 FM; GOODING, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Rupert:

K02NO (Channel 2; RUPERT, ID; Owner: FALLS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K04NO (Channel 4; PAUL, ID; Owner: FALLS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K07UL (Channel 7; BURLEY, ID; Owner: FALLS BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Rupert fatal accident list for 1999:
Feb 20, 1999 02:08 AM, Onieda Street, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

Rupert fatal accident list for 1987:
Mar 8, 1987 03:38 AM, 002270, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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