Idaho City vs Robie Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Idaho City and Robie Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Idaho City and Robie Creek are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Robie Creek has the higher population (1,240 vs 556 in Idaho City). Robie Creek has the higher median household income ($117,946 vs $41,111 in Idaho City). Robie Creek has the higher median home value ($524,400 vs $94,500 in Idaho City).

Population, income & housing

	Idaho City	Robie Creek
Population	556	1,240
Median age	38.8 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,111	$117,946
Median home value	$94,500	$524,400
Median gross rent	$776	—
Housing units	381	636
Homeownership rate	66.3%	99.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idaho City	Robie Creek
Population	520 → 556 (+6.9%)	1,312 → 1,240 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$47,031 → $41,111 (-12.6%)	$105,069 → $117,946 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$133,000 → $94,500 (-28.9%)	$277,500 → $524,400 (+89.0%)
Median gross rent	$482 → $776 (+61.0%)	—

Idaho City

Population

520556

Median household income

$47,031$41,111

Median home value

$133,000$94,500

Median gross rent

$482$776

Robie Creek

Population

1,3121,240

Median household income

$105,069$117,946

Median home value

$277,500$524,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idaho City	Robie Creek
Under 5	6.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	8.6%
18 to 24	0.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.5%	5.6%
35 to 44	21.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	9.2%	31.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	16.5%
75 and over	17.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idaho City	Robie Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	84.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idaho City	Robie Creek
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.3%	12.9%
Some college or associate's	63.5%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idaho City	Robie Creek
Drove alone	64.2%	78.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	15.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idaho City	Robie Creek
1-unit, detached	65.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Idaho City	Robie Creek
Poverty rate	5.6%	2.4%
Average household size	1.92	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	26	38
Median year structure built	1975	1994