Mud Lake vs Roberts

A side-by-side comparison of Mud Lake and Roberts: population, income, housing, and more.

Mud Lake and Roberts are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Roberts has the higher population (534 vs 516 in Mud Lake). Mud Lake has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $57,083 in Roberts). Mud Lake has the higher median home value ($160,700 vs $154,200 in Roberts).

Population, income & housing

	Mud Lake	Roberts
Population	516	534
Median age	29.1 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$57,083
Median home value	$160,700	$154,200
Median gross rent	$1,053	$481
Housing units	175	189
Homeownership rate	53.2%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mud Lake	Roberts
Population	353 → 516 (+46.2%)	530 → 534 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$52,917 → $65,000 (+22.8%)	$31,500 → $57,083 (+81.2%)
Median home value	$104,500 → $160,700 (+53.8%)	$87,500 → $154,200 (+76.2%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $1,053 (+43.7%)	$485 → $481 (-0.8%)

Mud Lake

Population

353516

Median household income

$52,917$65,000

Median home value

$104,500$160,700

Median gross rent

$733$1,053

Roberts

Population

530534

Median household income

$31,500$57,083

Median home value

$87,500$154,200

Median gross rent

$485$481

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mud Lake	Roberts
Under 5	11.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	24.0%	30.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	17.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	22.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	6.4%
55 to 64	9.7%	8.6%
65 to 74	4.3%	6.7%
75 and over	1.9%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mud Lake	Roberts
White (non-Hispanic)	58.3%	42.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	39.9%	52.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mud Lake	Roberts
No high school diploma	22.4%	31.0%
High school graduate	26.8%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	43.1%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mud Lake	Roberts
Drove alone	67.3%	65.2%
Carpooled	30.5%	25.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	2.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mud Lake	Roberts
1-unit, detached	63.4%	49.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.2%
20 or more units	6.3%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Mud Lake	Roberts
Poverty rate	12.0%	15.2%
Average household size	3.27	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1970	1979