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Mountain Home AFB

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Mountain Home AFB

Total population

3,219

Median home value

$0

35.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$74,196

Mountain Home AFB$74k
National$74k
Weather73°F · Patchy Smoke
Coordinates43.05°, -115.87°

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

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Active weather alerts
  • Flash Flood Watch · Severe
    Flash Flood Watch issued September 18 at 10:50AM MDT until September 19 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Boise ID

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Overview

Mountain Home Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States. Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County, the base is twelve miles (20 km) southwest of Mountain Home, which is forty miles (65 km) southeast of Boise via Interstate 84. The base also hosts the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), which has a detachment of F-15SG combat aircraft on long term assignment to the base and a squadron composed of RSAF and USAF personnel.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
22.9
Median home value
—
Housing units
926
Poverty rate
2.2%
Unemployment
1.4%

Race & ethnicity

White
63.2%
Black
12.6%
Asian
5.3%
Hispanic
17.8%

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

Geography

Latitude
43.0492
Longitude
-115.8659
Water area
0.04 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
73°F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
49°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday
76°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
48°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
81°F
Sunny
Sunday Night
50°F
Mostly Clear

Forecast for Mountain Home AFB, ID from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
29.1%
Diabetes
9.9%
Adult obesity
32.3%
Binge drinking
14.9%
Adult smoking
11.3%
No leisure activity
20.4%

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
3
Elementary
1
Middle
0
High
2
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · MOUNTAIN HOME AFB · 303 students · 21.6:1 ratio
  • RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE
    High · MOUNTAIN HOME · 120 students · 20:1 ratio
  • RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONSITE
    High · MOUNTAIN HOME · 47 students · 11.8:1 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

James F. Reilly
James F. Reilly
American astronaut
Derek Poundstone
Derek Poundstone
American strength athlete and police officer

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)
4
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • 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