Mountain Home, ID (Idaho) Houses and Residents

Back to: Mountain Home, Idaho main profile, Idaho, Idaho smaller cities, Idaho small towns, Idaho forum, All US cities. Total population: 11,458 (Urban population: 11,443 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 15 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 4,730 (4,381 occupied: 2,916 owner occupied, 1,465 renter occupied) % of renters here:   33% State:   28% Housing density: 913 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Mountain Home, Idaho on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Mountain Home, ID  (1 reply) NASCAR in Mountain Home  (6 replies) Boise-Metro Housing Market  (134 replies) Things to do near Mountain Home and Boise  (3 replies) Mountain Home, ID Will Be Home Soon  (3 replies) Mountain Home, Idaho.  (4 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $93,900 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $378 Median gross rent in Mountain Home, ID in 2000: $464 Housing units in Mountain Home with a mortgage: 2,092 (279 second mortgage, 140 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 448 Household type by relationship Households: 11,338 In family households: 9,774 (2,370 male householders, 654 female householders) 2,470 spouses, 3,796 children (3,315 natural, 76 adopted, 405 stepchildren), 130 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 77 other relatives, 173 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,564 (764 male householders (625 living alone)), 579 female householders (526 living alone)), 221 nonrelatives In group quarters: 120 (37 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,244 2-persons, 587 3-persons, 693 4-persons, 302 5-persons, 116 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,151 1-person, 160 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 5 4-persons. 2,411 married couples with children. 668 single-parent households (162 men, 506 women). 88.7% of residents of Mountain Home speak English at home. 7.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). 1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all). 0.7% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 24% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 812 (7.1%) (37.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Mountain Home, ID: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 5 $35,000 to $39,999: 25 $40,000 to $49,999: 58 $50,000 to $59,999: 123 $60,000 to $69,999: 283 $70,000 to $79,999: 293 $80,000 to $89,999: 423 $90,000 to $99,999: 430 $100,000 to $124,999: 533 $125,000 to $149,999: 229 $150,000 to $174,999: 98 $175,000 to $199,999: 24 $200,000 to $249,999: 0 $250,000 to $299,999: 0 $300,000 to $399,999: 10 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 6 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Mountain Home: Less than $100: 61 $100 to $149: 39 $150 to $199: 24 $200 to $249: 81 $250 to $299: 191 $300 to $349: 148 $350 to $399: 189 $400 to $449: 117 $450 to $499: 157 $500 to $549: 191 $550 to $599: 61 $600 to $649: 64 $650 to $699: 21 $700 to $749: 9 $750 to $799: 25 $800 to $899: 20 $900 to $999: 7 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 60

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.4%
Number of people working at home: 98 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 380 5 to 9 minutes: 1348 10 to 14 minutes: 608 15 to 19 minutes: 849 20 to 24 minutes: 796 25 to 29 minutes: 247 30 to 34 minutes: 213 35 to 39 minutes: 69 40 to 44 minutes: 238 45 to 59 minutes: 508 60 to 89 minutes: 169 90 or more minutes: 86

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,392 (78%) Carpooled: 808 (14%) Subway or elevated: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 84 (1%) Walked: 167 (3%) Other means: 44 (1%) Worked at home: 98 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 283 $10,000 to $14,999: 284 $15,000 to $19,999: 317 $20,000 to $24,999: 453 $25,000 to $29,999: 335 $30,000 to $34,999: 314 $35,000 to $39,999: 450 $40,000 to $44,999: 371 $45,000 to $49,999: 192 $50,000 to $59,999: 364 $60,000 to $74,999: 498 $75,000 to $99,999: 280 $100,000 to $124,999: 145 $125,000 to $149,999: 45 $150,000 to $199,999: 17 $200,000 or more: 19

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 2115
• German: 1519
• English: 1190
• United States or American: 1057
• Irish: 671
• Italian: 311
• Norwegian: 249
• French (except Basque): 248
• Swedish: 191
• Polish: 158
• Scottish: 156
• European: 133
• Dutch: 131
• French Canadian: 111
• Scotch-Irish: 99
• British: 93
• Danish: 80
• Scandinavian: 79
• Basque: 60
• Welsh: 46
• Hungarian: 42
• Czech: 35
• Finnish: 34
• Swiss: 33
• Portuguese: 30
• Ukrainian: 29
• Czechoslovakian: 22
• Austrian: 20
• Australian: 17
• Lithuanian: 16
• African: 15
• Subsaharan African:: 15
• Greek: 14
• Lebanese: 13
• Arab:: 13
• Eastern European: 10
• Canadian: 10
• Slovak: 9
• Slovene: 8
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8
• Jamaican: 8
• Romanian: 5
• Celtic: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3121
• Northeast: 817
• Midwest: 1662
• South: 1709
• West: 2766

39% of Mountain Home residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Idaho.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 9
• Nursery to 4th grade: 21
• 5th and 6th grade: 38
• 7th and 8th grade: 52
• 9th grade: 42
• 10th grade: 29
• 11th grade: 29
• 12th grade, no diploma: 94
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 847
• Less than 1 year of college: 325
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 780
• Associate degree: 415
• Bachelor's degree: 447
• Master's degree: 170
• Professional school degree: 88
• Doctorate degree: 12

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 14
• Nursery to 4th grade: 40
• 5th and 6th grade: 15
• 7th and 8th grade: 84
• 9th grade: 62
• 10th grade: 70
• 11th grade: 80
• 12th grade, no diploma: 120
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,103
• Less than 1 year of college: 444
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 552
• Associate degree: 250
• Bachelor's degree: 401
• Master's degree: 164
• Professional school degree: 22
• Doctorate degree: 13

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 15.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 20.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 21.4%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $38,159
• Black householders: $47,159
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $7,014
• Asian householders: $28,542
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $101,652
• Some other race householders: $35,781
• Two or more races householders: $36,591
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $27,540

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $91,100
• Black or African American householders: $108,200
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $88,600
• Asian householders: $310,000
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $625,000
• Some other race householders: $99,200
• Two or more races householders: $79,500
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $100,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,332
• One, attached: 119
• Two: 135
• 3 or 4: 361
• 5 to 9: 174
• 10 to 19: 97
• 20 to 49: 9
• 50 or more: 8
• Mobile homes: 488
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,400

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