Because of many things, Rigby is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Rigby a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Rigby has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Rigby’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
The population of Rigby is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.83% of adults in Rigby have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rigby in 2022 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.
