Rigby vs Roberts

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

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

Rigby has the higher population (5,251 vs 534 in Roberts). Rigby has the higher median household income ($78,278 vs $57,083 in Roberts). Rigby has the higher median home value ($267,200 vs $154,200 in Roberts).

Population, income & housing

	Rigby	Roberts
Population	5,251	534
Median age	30.9 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,278	$57,083
Median home value	$267,200	$154,200
Median gross rent	$1,035	$481
Housing units	1,965	189
Homeownership rate	65.3%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.6%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rigby	Roberts
Population	4,117 → 5,251 (+27.5%)	530 → 534 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$49,467 → $78,278 (+58.2%)	$31,500 → $57,083 (+81.2%)
Median home value	$136,500 → $267,200 (+95.8%)	$87,500 → $154,200 (+76.2%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $1,035 (+35.6%)	$485 → $481 (-0.8%)

Rigby

Population

4,1175,251

Median household income

$49,467$78,278

Median home value

$136,500$267,200

Median gross rent

$763$1,035

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)

	Rigby	Roberts
Under 5	14.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.0%	30.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	20.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	22.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	6.4%
55 to 64	5.8%	8.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	6.7%
75 and over	4.2%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rigby	Roberts
White (non-Hispanic)	83.0%	42.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	52.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rigby	Roberts
No high school diploma	7.8%	31.0%
High school graduate	23.1%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rigby	Roberts
Drove alone	87.3%	65.2%
Carpooled	8.9%	25.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.9%
Walked	1.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rigby	Roberts
1-unit, detached	70.0%	49.2%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.3%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	21.2%
20 or more units	1.3%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Rigby	Roberts
Poverty rate	11.9%	15.2%
Average household size	2.64	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1978	1979