very warm summers – though even in the summer, nights are chilly and frosts have occurred in all months of the year. The climate classification may be inaccurate, as typical rainfall would place the climate as semi-arid. The wettest year has been 1983 with and the driest has been 1988 with including rainless months in July and October, though the wettest month was June 2009 with . The average snow cover peaks at around , whilst the heaviest snowfall in one month was in December 1983. Demographics In 2010, city officials contested the census figures on the grounds that many college students were out of town while census workers were counting Rexburg's population. It is estimated that 95 percent of Rexburg's population are members of the LDS Church. 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 25,484 people, 7,179 households, and 4,925 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 7,617 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.8% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.6%. Of the 7,179 households 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.4% were non-families. 9.2% of households were one person and 3.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 3.17. The median age was 22.3 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 49.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.9% were from 25 to 44; 7% were from 45 to 64; and 3.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female. 2000 census At the 2000 census there were 17,257 people, 4,274 households, and 2,393 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,533 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.20% White, 0.30% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 2.23% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were