Mountain Home is a city located in Elmore County Idaho. Mountain Home has a 2020 population of 14,745. It is also the county seat of Elmore County. Mountain Home is currently growing at a rate of 0.42% annually and its population has increased by 3.31% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 14,272 in 2010.
The average household income in Mountain Home is $55,954 with a poverty rate of 16.41%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $789 per month, and the median house value is $144,200. The median age in Mountain Home is 31.8 years, 30.9 years for males, and 33.1 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Mountain Homewas:
2021 and 2022 population is estimated by projecting the 2019 numbers.
Year | Population | Growth | Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | 27,809 | 149 | 0.54% |
2020 | 27,660 | 149 | 0.54% |
2019 | 27,511 | 149 | 0.54% |
2018 | 27,362 | 481 | 1.76% |
2017 | 26,881 | 744 | 2.77% |
2016 | 26,137 | 311 | 1.19% |
2015 | 25,826 | -400 | -1.55% |
2014 | 26,226 | -41 | -0.16% |
2013 | 26,267 | -20 | -0.08% |
2012 | 26,287 | 66 | 0.25% |
2011 | 26,221 | -900 | -3.43% |
2010 | 27,121 | 0.00% |
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 11,901 | 84.01% |
Two or More Races | 718 | 5.07% |
Asian | 459 | 3.24% |
Black or African American | 396 | 2.80% |
Some Other Race | 338 | 2.39% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 337 | 2.38% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 17 | 0.12% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 5,811 | 2.4 | 58.9 |
Married | 2,866 | 3.04 | 73.7 |
Non Family | 2,158 | 1.3 | 41.9 |
Female | 446 | 3.14 | 46 |
Male | 341 | 3.01 | 58.4 |
2.94
Average Family Size
2.4
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 209 | 2.29% |
9th to 12th Grade | 666 | 7.31% |
High School Graduate | 2,756 | 30.24% |
Some College | 2,959 | 32.47% |
Associates Degree | 1,044 | 11.46% |
Bachelors Degree | 1,069 | 11.73% |
Graduate Degree | 410 | 4.50% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 6,996 | 6,544 | 1,287 |
Hispanic | 969 | 711 | 47 |
Asian | 389 | 357 | 78 |
Native American | 323 | 131 | 11 |
2+ Races | 323 | 287 | 56 |
Black | 279 | 273 | |
Other Race | 150 | 107 | |
Islander | 17 | 17 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 20.05%.
$35,021
Average Earnings
$40,329
Average Male
$21,322
Average Female
85.81% of Mountain Home residents speak only English, while 14.19% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 9.99% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
White | 10,331 | 1,388 | 13.44% |
Hispanic | 1,882 | 649 | 34.48% |
Native | 305 | 204 | 66.89% |
Other | 155 | NaN% | |
Multiple | 699 | 93 | 13.30% |
Asian | 459 | 10 | 2.18% |
16.41%
Overall Poverty Rate
14.25%
Male Poverty Rate
18.71%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Mountain Home is Native, with 66.89% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Mountain Home is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 4.01%. Among those working part-time, it was 27.14%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 22.98%.
55.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
52.8%
Male Marriage Rate
58.0%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 1,876 | 23.54% |
Hispanic | 119 | 9.17% |
Black | 75 | 32.47% |
2+ Races | 58 | 16.67% |
Other Race | 36 | 11.15% |
Asian | 35 | 9.19% |
5.17%
Veteran Poverty Rate
27.32%
Veteran Disability Rate
60.7%
Labor Force Participation
47.1%
Employment Rate
6.6%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
30.44%
Born in Mountain Home
89.59%
Native Born
10.41%
Foreign Born
5.41%
Non Citizen
5.00%
Naturalized
89.59% of Mountain Home residents were born in the United States, with 30.44% having been born in Idaho. 5.41% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | 14,745 | 61 | 0.42% |
2021 | 14,684 | 61 | 0.42% |
2020 | 14,623 | 61 | 0.42% |
2019 | 14,562 | 61 | 0.42% |
2018 | 14,501 | 248 | 1.74% |
2017 | 14,253 | 403 | 2.91% |
2016 | 13,850 | 167 | 1.22% |
2015 | 13,683 | -168 | -1.21% |
2014 | 13,851 | 34 | 0.25% |
2013 | 13,817 | 15 | 0.11% |
2012 | 13,802 | 25 | 0.18% |
2011 | 13,777 | -495 | -3.47% |
2010 | 14,272 | 3,129 | 2.51% |
2000 | 11,143 | 3,230 | 3.48% |
1990 | 7,913 | 373 | 0.48% |
1980 | 7,540 | 1,089 | 1.57% |
1970 | 6,451 | 467 | 0.75% |
1960 | 5,984 | 4,784 | 8.37% |
1940 | 1,200 | 0.00% |