Hansen vs Murtaugh

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

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

Hansen has the higher population (1,414 vs 146 in Murtaugh). Murtaugh has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $47,396 in Hansen). Hansen has the higher median home value ($178,600 vs $142,500 in Murtaugh).

Population, income & housing

	Hansen	Murtaugh
Population	1,414	146
Median age	35.4 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,396	$58,750
Median home value	$178,600	$142,500
Median gross rent	$724	—
Housing units	476	63
Homeownership rate	67.2%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hansen	Murtaugh
Population	1,292 → 1,414 (+9.4%)	115 → 146 (+27.0%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $47,396 (+1.1%)	$63,125 → $58,750 (-6.9%)
Median home value	$99,900 → $178,600 (+78.8%)	$95,000 → $142,500 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $724 (-16.7%)	—

Hansen

Population

1,2921,414

Median household income

$46,875$47,396

Median home value

$99,900$178,600

Median gross rent

$869$724

Murtaugh

Population

115146

Median household income

$63,125$58,750

Median home value

$95,000$142,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hansen	Murtaugh
Under 5	6.4%	8.9%
5 to 17	30.9%	20.5%
18 to 24	2.4%	11.6%
25 to 34	8.9%	15.8%
35 to 44	16.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	7.3%	6.2%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.3%
75 and over	7.8%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hansen	Murtaugh
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	70.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	28.4%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hansen	Murtaugh
No high school diploma	20.5%	30.2%
High school graduate	31.9%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hansen	Murtaugh
Drove alone	76.3%	83.1%
Carpooled	12.9%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hansen	Murtaugh
1-unit, detached	69.7%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.5%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Hansen	Murtaugh
Poverty rate	28.1%	9.9%
Average household size	3.03	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1974	1967