Mountain Home, ID Demographics

The total population of Mountain Home is estimated to be 16,026 with 8,197 males (51.15%) and 7,829 females (48.85%). There are 368 less females than males in Mountain Home.
The median household income in Mountain Home was $49,346 in 2021, which marked an a decrease of 556(1.11%) from $49,902 in 2020. This income is 66.14% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, Mountain Home sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 25 to 44 years old, at $57,309. Overall, the median household income for the city of Mountain Home stands at $49,346.
In Mountain Home, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $38,956 for males and $21,097 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $47,892 for males and $34,876 for females.
In Mountain Home, the demographic landscape is diverse, spanning 7 distinct racial categories among households. Among these, Asian households have the highest median household income at $91,938, while American Indian and Alaska Native households represent the opposite end with the lowest median household income of $28,631.
In 2022, the population of Mountain Home was 16,469, a 1.84% increase year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, Mountain Home's population was 16,172, an increase of 0.84% compared to a population of 16,038 in 2020.
The median age in Mountain Home, ID is 30.7, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 21.93% were under the age of 15, 26.25% aged 15 to 29, 39.76% aged 30 to 64, 10.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.56% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of Mountain Home population: 79.86% are White, 3.01% are Black or African American, 2.64% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.79% are Asian, 0.27% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.93% are some other race and 7.51% are multiracial.