Mud Lake

Population: 516
Median household income: $65,000
Median home value: $160,700

Mud Lake is a community in Jefferson County, Idaho, home to 516 residents. At $65,000, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $82,952.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mud Lake's population grew 46.2% from 353 to 516, while its median home value rose 53.8% from $104,500 to $160,700.

7.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 516
Median age: 29.1 yrs
Median household income: $65,000
Median home value: $160,700
Median gross rent: $1,053
Housing units: 175
Homeownership rate: 53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

353516

Median household income

$52,917$65,000

Median home value

$104,500$160,700

Median gross rent

$733$1,053

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	353	$52,917	$104,500	$733
2020	456	$46,385	$111,400	$829
2021	416	$47,277	$119,400	$924
2022	468	$52,206	$126,600	$1,067
2023	516	$65,000	$160,700	$1,053

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.2%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	11.2%
5 to 17	124	24.0%
18 to 24	39	7.6%
25 to 34	90	17.4%
35 to 44	76	14.7%
45 to 54	47	9.1%
55 to 64	50	9.7%
65 to 74	22	4.3%
75 and over	10	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	301	58.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	206	39.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's43.1%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	66	22.4%
High school graduate	79	26.8%
Some college or associate's	127	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	17	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled30.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	148	67.3%
Carpooled	67	30.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	90	40.9%
15 to 29 min	8	3.6%
30 to 44 min	87	39.5%
45 to 59 min	17	7.7%
60+ min	18	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.27
Poverty rate: 12.0% (62 of 516)

	Count	Share
Family households	138	87.3%
Nonfamily households	20	12.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	158	90.3%
Vacant	17	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	84	53.2%
Renter-occupied	74	46.8%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other18.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	111	63.4%
1-unit, attached	2	1.1%
2 to 4 units	19	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	11	6.3%
Mobile home & other	32	18.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1655450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.8429, -112.4795