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Mountain Home

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Total population

16,493

Median home value

$309,400

22%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$63,125

Mountain Home$63k
National$74k
Weather73°F · Partly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates43.13°, -115.70°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Mountain Home sits in Idaho, United States and is identified as a city. Coordinates of 43.132°, -115.697° situate Mountain Home in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 16,493. Population density therefore averages about 906 per km², an average residential density. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,672 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 65% of daylight hours. The city extends across about 18.2 km². The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
31.7
Median home value
$309,400
Housing units
6,630
Poverty rate
11.4%
Unemployment
4.9%

Race & ethnicity

White
72.7%
Black
3.2%
Asian
3.4%
Hispanic
17.4%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
43.1318
Longitude
-115.6967
Water area
0.29 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Today
73°F
Partly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
50°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
75°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
51°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
80°F
Sunny
Sunday Night
53°F
Mostly Clear

Forecast for Mountain Home, ID from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
31.5%
Diabetes
10.2%
Adult obesity
35.2%
Binge drinking
15.1%
Adult smoking
15.3%
No leisure activity
25.1%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
12
Elementary
5
Middle
2
High
5
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL
    High · MOUNTAIN HOME · 960 students · 18.5:1 ratio
  • HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
    Middle · MOUNTAIN HOME · 552 students · 19:1 ratio
  • MOUNTAIN HOME JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
    Middle · MOUNTAIN HOME · 548 students · 17.7:1 ratio
  • WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · MOUNTAIN HOME · 520 students · 21.7:1 ratio
  • EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · MOUNTAIN HOME · 456 students · 21.7:1 ratio
  • NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · MOUNTAIN HOME · 326 students · 17.2:1 ratio
  • STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · MOUNTAIN HOME AFB · 303 students · 21.6:1 ratio
  • RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - MONTESSORI
    Elementary · MOUNTAIN HOME · 202 students · 18.4:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.58
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,672

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,879
Avg daily Wikipedia views
63
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mountain Home

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Sources

  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library