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Benewah County

Population in July 2007: 8,923.
Males: 5,745  (64.4%)
Females: 3,178  (35.6%)

Median resident age:  25.4 years
Idaho median age:  33.2 years

Zip codes: 83648.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $38,163 (it was $31,634 in 2000)
Mountain Home AFB:  $38,163
Idaho:  $47,576

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $21,709

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $239,011 (it was $137,500 in 2000)
Mountain Home AFB:  $239,011
Idaho:  $183,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $235,274; Detached houses: $233,387

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Races in Mountain Home AFB:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.4%)
  • Black (6.9%)
  • Hispanic (6.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.7%)
  • Other race (2.7%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Filipino (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Mountain Home AFB: 98.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Mountain Home AFB, Idaho on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Mountain Home AFB is mentioned 28 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: German (21.2%), Irish (12.3%), English (11.3%), Italian (5.1%), French (5.0%), United States (5.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2736 feet

Land area: 9.92 square miles.

Population density: 899 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mountain Home AFB

  • High school or higher: 98.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 12.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 9.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountain Home AFB CDP

  • Never married: 15.3%
  • Now married: 77.7%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 0.1%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

326 residents are foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

This place:  3.7%
Idaho:  5.0%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mountain Home AFB:  1.8% ($2,500)
Idaho:  1.0% ($1,007)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boise, ID (43.3 miles , pop. 185,787).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (371.9 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (634.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Mountain Home, ID (3.3 miles ), Grand View, ID (3.5 miles ), Orchard, ID (5.2 miles ), Glenns Ferry, ID (5.4 miles ), Melba, ID (6.3 miles ), Murphy, ID (6.4 miles ), Kuna, ID (6.4 miles ), Boise, ID (6.6 miles ).

Latitude: 43.05 N, Longitude: 115.87 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -8 (-0.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,363 (52.3%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 208

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Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (29%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Gasoline stations (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Engineers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)



Average climate in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho

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Mountain Home AFB-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Idaho state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/2002 at 07:52:57, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.3 miles away from Mountain Home AFB center
On 12/13/2007 at 10:51:26, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/14/2000 at 17:21:51, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, 3.3 ML, Depth: 4.3 mi) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/26/2008 at 17:33:58, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 6.5 mi) earthquake occurred 91.8 miles away from Mountain Home AFB center
On 4/6/1995 at 13:35:09, a magnitude 3.7 (3.6 ML, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/27/2008 at 03:14:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 91.8 miles away from Mountain Home AFB center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mountain Home AFB:
  • ELMORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; MOUNTAIN HOME, ID)
  • ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 41 miles; BOISE, ID)
  • IDAHO ELKS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; BOISE, ID)

Political contributions by individuals in Mountain Home AFB, ID

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountain Home AFB:
  • BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BOISE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 76 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 183 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 193 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 216 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 226 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 231 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
Public elementary/middle schools in Mountain Home AFB:

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Average household size:
This place:  3.4 people
Idaho:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  98.4%
Whole state:  71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  0.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  7.4%
Whole state:  11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mountain Home AFB, ID


3196 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
673 people in military barracks, etc.


Mountain Home AFB compared to Idaho state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Benewah County Idaho:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (53%)
  • Utility gas (44%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Mountain Home AFB

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 36.15%
Here36.1%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchChurch of the NazareneSouthern Baptist ConventionLDS (Mormon) ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents40.1%11.5%10.6%7.8%6.4%
Congregations26.7%6.7%-6.7%6.7%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelAssemblies of GodSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther
Adherents6.3%5.7%4.7%3.3%3.6%
Congregations6.7%6.7%13.3%6.7%20.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,598 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.25%
Idaho average:  9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Kootenai County, ID  2.32% ($26,611 average AGI)
from Spokane County, WA  0.64% ($33,450)
from Nez Perce County, ID  0.35% ($33,455)


7.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,299 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.80%
Idaho average:  8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kootenai County, ID  2.72% ($26,119 average AGI)
to Spokane County, WA  0.94% ($34,241)
to Latah County, ID  0.39% ($26,833)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mountain Home AFB:
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KMHI (1240 AM; 1 kW; MOUNTAIN HOME, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KGEM (1140 AM; 10 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFXD (630 AM; 5 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KIDO (580 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBGN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: NELSON M. AND KAREN E. WILSON)
  • KTIK (1350 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKIC (950 AM; 4 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: WESTERN PACIFIC, INC)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRXR (1480 AM; 5 kW; GOODING, ID; Owner: MARIA ELENA JUAREZ)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mountain Home AFB:
  • KTPZ (99.1 FM; MOUNTAIN HOME, ID; Owner: AGM-IDAHO BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KBSX (91.5 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KIZN (92.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKGL (96.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KQFC (97.9 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZMG (93.1 FM; NEW PLYMOUTH, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBSU-FM (90.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KCIX (105.9 FM; GARDEN CITY, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRVB (94.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KXLT-FM (107.9 FM; EAGLE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KJOT (105.1 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KTHI (107.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KBXL (94.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)
  • KTSY (89.5 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: GEM STATE ADVENTIST ACADEMY)
  • KSAS-FM (103.3 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLTB (104.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KJHY (101.9 FM; EMMETT, ID; Owner: CAPITAL WEST INC)
  • KWEI-FM (99.5 FM; FRUITLAND, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • K239AC (95.7 FM; GARDEN CITY, ID; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)



FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB7NGD, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 04/16/1991, Expiration Date: 04/16/2001, Cancelation Date: 04/17/2003
    Registrant: Richard T Goins, 18a Spruce St, Mountain Home Afb, ID 83648
  • Call Sign: N7WDK, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 02/04/1992, Expiration Date: 02/04/2002, Cancelation Date: 02/05/2004
    Registrant: Cristen I Walker, 4560a Holly St, Mountain Home Afb, ID 83648
  • Call Sign: KE7KGK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01227946
    Grant Date: 01/04/2007, Expiration Date: 01/04/2017, Certifier: Robert J Vercellino
    Registrant: Robert J Vercellino, 430 Phantom Ave -8089, Mountain Home Afb, ID 83648


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: BALL KR-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 14GB , Serial Number: 618, Year manufactured: 1974
    Registrant (Individual): Gary A Ball, 4603b Monroe, Mountain Home Afb, ID 83648
  • Aircraft: CESSNA TU206G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 132 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7361C , Serial Number: U20603899, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 06/30/1977
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Johathan L Shill, 4459 B Paisley St, Mountain Home Afb, ID 83648, Other Owners: Nancy D Shill



Mountain Home AFB on our top lists:
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Postsecondary teachers (population 5,000+)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Child care workers (population 5,000+)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Health technologists and technicians (population 5,000+)"
  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (population 5,000+)"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of renters"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military barracks, etc."
  • #35 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #25 (83648) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of returns reporting salary or wage in 2004 (pop 5,000+)"
  • #46 (83648) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Icelander first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

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