Roberts is a city in

Jefferson County, Idaho Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 Census, the county's population was 30,891.2020 Census, US Census Bureau, Jefferson County, Idaho Profile The county seat and largest city is Rigby. The county wa ...

, United States. It is part of the

Idaho Falls, Idaho Idaho Falls is the fourth most populous city in Idaho and the county seat of Bonneville County. It is the state's most populous city outside the Boise metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 64,818.2020 Cen ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 580 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.

Demographics

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $31,071, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $17,000 for females. The

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for the city was $11,100. About 12.6% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the

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, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 580 people, 179 households, and 141 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 192 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 62.6%

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, 0.5%

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, 1.0% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 31.6% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 52.4% of the population. There were 179 households, of which 49.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were

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living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.2% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.76. The median age in the city was 28.1 years. 34.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 21.1% were from 45 to 64; and 8.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.4% male and 47.6% female.

Economy

Roberts has a general store, a café, a restaurant, and a gas station.

Education

It is within Jefferson County School District 251. Roberts Elementary School is in the town. It also has a library.

References

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