Castleford vs Murtaugh

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

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

Castleford has the higher population (166 vs 146 in Murtaugh). Murtaugh has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $44,167 in Castleford). Since 2019, Murtaugh's population has grown faster (+27.0% vs -24.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Castleford	Murtaugh
Population	166	146
Median age	40.1 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,167	$58,750
Median home value	—	$142,500
Median gross rent	$883	—
Housing units	85	63
Homeownership rate	59.7%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleford	Murtaugh
Population	221 → 166 (-24.9%)	115 → 146 (+27.0%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $44,167 (+17.8%)	$63,125 → $58,750 (-6.9%)
Median home value	$55,900 → $90,000 (+61.0%)	$95,000 → $142,500 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $883 (+10.9%)	—

Castleford

Population

221166

Median household income

$37,500$44,167

Median home value

$55,900$90,000

Median gross rent

$796$883

Murtaugh

Population

115146

Median household income

$63,125$58,750

Median home value

$95,000$142,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castleford	Murtaugh
Under 5	9.0%	8.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	20.5%
18 to 24	1.8%	11.6%
25 to 34	23.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	5.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	4.8%	6.2%
55 to 64	25.3%	10.3%
65 to 74	13.9%	12.3%
75 and over	1.2%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleford	Murtaugh
White (non-Hispanic)	40.4%	70.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	59.6%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleford	Murtaugh
No high school diploma	29.3%	30.2%
High school graduate	35.8%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleford	Murtaugh
Drove alone	92.9%	83.1%
Carpooled	1.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleford	Murtaugh
1-unit, detached	57.6%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.4%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Castleford	Murtaugh
Poverty rate	13.9%	9.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1978	1967