Buhl vs Murtaugh

A side-by-side comparison of Buhl and Murtaugh: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buhl has the higher population (4,624 vs 146 in Murtaugh). Murtaugh has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $46,217 in Buhl). Buhl has the higher median home value ($192,600 vs $142,500 in Murtaugh).

Population, income & housing

	Buhl	Murtaugh
Population	4,624	146
Median age	35.5 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,217	$58,750
Median home value	$192,600	$142,500
Median gross rent	$1,265	—
Housing units	1,900	63
Homeownership rate	78.6%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buhl	Murtaugh
Population	4,429 → 4,624 (+4.4%)	115 → 146 (+27.0%)
Median household income	$42,525 → $46,217 (+8.7%)	$63,125 → $58,750 (-6.9%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $192,600 (+108.0%)	$95,000 → $142,500 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $1,265 (+94.3%)	—

Buhl

Population

4,4294,624

Median household income

$42,525$46,217

Median home value

$92,600$192,600

Median gross rent

$651$1,265

Murtaugh

Population

115146

Median household income

$63,125$58,750

Median home value

$95,000$142,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buhl	Murtaugh
Under 5	3.9%	8.9%
5 to 17	24.7%	20.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	15.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	6.2%
55 to 64	11.3%	10.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.3%
75 and over	7.7%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buhl	Murtaugh
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	70.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buhl	Murtaugh
No high school diploma	25.9%	30.2%
High school graduate	29.9%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buhl	Murtaugh
Drove alone	78.9%	83.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	10.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buhl	Murtaugh
1-unit, detached	80.1%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Buhl	Murtaugh
Poverty rate	7.2%	9.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1964	1967