CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Mountain Home AFB

Idaho · 8,894 residents · 9.97 sq mi

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With 8,894 people, Mountain Home AFB is a city in Idaho. 1% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 25.4. The population is up 50% since 1990. Getting to work takes 9 minutes on average. That trails the Idaho median by roughly 16%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 25.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Renter-heavy

1% owner-occupied

US average: 66%

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,894

+50%since 1990

from 5,936 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

25.4

+11%since 1990

from 22.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

9.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 59.9%(882)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98%(709)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(396)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.8%(426)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 2421.3%(1,895)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3430.3%(2,692)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4419.5%(1,732)

US avg: 16%

45 to 541.7%(148)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 640.1%(8)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 740%(3)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 840%(1)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0%(2)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,634

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,306 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,671

+144%since 1990

from $7,228 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.4%

−1.2 ptssince 1990

from 8.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$137,500

US average: $120,530

Median gross rent

$569

−18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $525 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

0.7%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 0.0% in 1990

99.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.1%(5,052)

Black8.5%(506)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(255)

Asian3.5%(210)

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.4%(7,147)

Black6.7%(600)

Hispanic / Latino6.5%(575)

Asian2.5%(220)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican11%(353)

Puerto Rican2.6%(83)

Central American1.4%(45)

Dominican1.2%(39)

Guatemalan1%(31)

South American0.8%(27)

Colombian0.8%(26)

Panamanian0.4%(14)

Cuban0.2%(6)

Venezuelan0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese1.9%(62)

Filipino1.3%(41)

Singaporean0.6%(18)

Japanese0.2%(8)

Indonesian0.2%(5)

Thai0.1%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.7%(55)

Samoan0.4%(12)

Ancestry

German14.9%(479)

Irish13.1%(422)

English7.4%(239)

Polish5.2%(168)

Italian4.1%(132)

Norwegian3%(97)

Swedish2.9%(94)

American2.6%(83)

French2.4%(76)

West Indian2.1%(68)

Jamaican2.1%(68)

Scottish2%(63)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh2%(63)

British1.1%(34)

Russian0.9%(28)

Croatian0.8%(26)

Dutch0.6%(18)

Subsaharan African0.4%(14)

Romanian0.4%(12)

French Canadian0.3%(11)

Armenian0.3%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(8)

Nigerian0.2%(5)

Swiss0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.3%

+4.1 ptssince 1990

from 15.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

98.2%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 96.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.0%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 5.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

9.5 min

−18%since 1990

from 11.6 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married16.1%(761)

Married78.2%(3,687)

Widowed0.1%(5)

Divorced5.5%(260)

Women 15+

Never married13.4%(294)

Married79.6%(1,747)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced7%(154)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

+3.3 ptssince 2013

from 0.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

15.6%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.7%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

1.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

2.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

95.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 95.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

4.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% 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)91.6%(163)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.4%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 178 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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