Murtaugh, ID

Census Place

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2023 Population

146

5.19% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

31.5

3.08% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$142,500

36.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

18.1% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Murtaugh, ID had a population of 146 people with a median age of 31.5 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Murtaugh, ID declined from 154 to 146, a −5.19% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Murtaugh, ID reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Murtaugh, ID was $142,500, and the homeownership rate was 90.6%.

Most people in Murtaugh, ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Murtaugh, ID was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Murtaugh, ID employs 77 people. The largest industries in Murtaugh, ID are Transportation & Warehousing (26 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (13 people), and Manufacturing (10 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,143), Transportation & Warehousing ($37,143), and Total ($33,906).

Males in Idaho have an average income that is 1.4 times higher than the average income of females, which is $51,089. The income inequality in Idaho (measured using the Gini index) is 0.473, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2023 Value

± 80

−18.1%

1 Year decline

± 169%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Murtaugh, ID declined at a rate of −18.1%, from 94 employees to 77 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Murtaugh, ID, are Transportation Occupations (20 people), Management Occupations (13 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Murtaugh, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2023 Value

± 80

−18.1%

1 Year decline

± 169%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Murtaugh, ID declined at a rate of −18.1%, from 94 employees to 77 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Murtaugh, ID, are Transportation & Warehousing (26 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (13 people), and Manufacturing (10 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Murtaugh, ID, though some of these residents may live in Murtaugh, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.01%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 836k people employed in Idaho. This represents a 3.01% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.06%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Idaho.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.42%).

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing the state of Idaho. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Murtaugh, ID. Showing the available data for Idaho.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.9%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (30.4%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.42%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.42%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Idaho for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Idaho

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Mike Crapo

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Jim Risch

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing Idaho.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Idaho over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Idaho

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Idaho have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Murtaugh, ID was $142,500 in 2023, which is 0.47 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $104,200 to $142,500, a 36.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Murtaugh, ID is 90.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Murtaugh, ID have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Murtaugh, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$142,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$44,925

$48

Median Property Taxes

±$29

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Murtaugh, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Murtaugh, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Murtaugh, ID colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Murtaugh, ID N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Murtaugh, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Murtaugh, ID is from Idaho.

0.473

2022 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2022, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.111% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.1%)
Worked At Home (10.4%)
Carpooled (6.49%)

In 2023, 83.1% of workers in Murtaugh, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.49%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Murtaugh, ID have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% of the workforce in Murtaugh, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Murtaugh, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Murtaugh, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Murtaugh, ID have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Murtaugh, ID (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Murtaugh, ID is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Murtaugh, ID has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Murtaugh, ID changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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