Roberts, Idaho

Population

Growing. Up 15.3% since 2020.

572

people, the 119th-largest of Idaho's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Idaho's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

90.4%

of 52 jobs located in Roberts are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is down 35% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$485

a month. Idaho's median is $1,238.

Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $520.

A $520 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Jefferson County.

• $1,000 Tract 9604.02
• $1,520 Tract 9604.01

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$485–$728

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $485 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

63% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 35 homes permitted, 2019–2025
• 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 63% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2019–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4% to the 232 homes here.

1

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 38% less than Idaho's.

$258,300

median home value in Roberts.

• $258,300 Roberts
• $418,600 Idaho
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year