Murtaugh is a city of 129 people in Idaho. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 30.2. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. Households here earn about 37% less than in Idaho as a whole. 78% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 130%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Murtaugh
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$73,682 → $253,800(+244%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants61.7% → 90.9%(+29.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share6.7% → 31.8%(+25.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Murtaugh, decade by decade
Murtaugh population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
120
$33,431
$73,682
5.5%
21.2
2000
139
$43,590
$110,392
3.1%
21.7
2010
115
$69,530
$95,377
3.3%
41.7
2020
114
$72,217
$123,386
7.4%
65.6
2024
129
$48,750
$253,800
16.2%
58.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
