CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Roberts

Idaho · 553 residents · 0.31 sq mi

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Roberts is home to 553 people in Idaho. This skews young, with a median age of 23.7. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 2% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,300. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 22.6%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

553

−15%vs 2000

vs 647 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

23.7

+3%vs 2000

vs 22.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.31 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024609

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512.7%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.2%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.5%(58)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.6%(53)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(42)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(84)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411%(61)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(39)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(37)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.5%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(20)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,000

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,071 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,004

−46%vs 2000

vs $11,100 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.6%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$331

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $386 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.7%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

25.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.2%(260)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino57.5%(372)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.3%(372)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino39.8%(220)

Asian0%(0)

Other32.7%(181)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican36.5%(222)

Spaniard10.2%(62)

Puerto Rican0.8%(5)

South American0.5%(3)

Peruvian0.5%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.3%(8)

Ancestry

English18.1%(110)

Irish12.8%(78)

German9.2%(56)

Welsh4.4%(27)

British2.3%(14)

Greek2.3%(14)

Scottish2.1%(13)

American1.8%(11)

Portuguese1.3%(8)

Swiss1.3%(8)

Norwegian1.1%(7)

Polish1%(6)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

1.9%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

45.9%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married20.8%(40)

Married76.6%(147)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced2.6%(5)

Women 15+

Never married28%(67)

Married46%(110)

Widowed7.5%(18)

Divorced18.4%(44)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.1%

−19.3 ptssince 2013

from 37.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.4%

+21.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.3%

−12.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.0%

+13.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.1%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.5%

+13.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)12%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War36%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25 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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