Mountain Home is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 16,469 people and five associated neighborhoods, Mountain Home is the 16th largest community in Idaho.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mountain Home is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mountain Home is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mountain Home who work in office and administrative support (15.55%), sales jobs (9.85%), and food service (7.46%). Mountain Home is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Mountain Home, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Mountain Home is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Mountain Home with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.89% of adults in Mountain Home have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Mountain Home in 2022 was $26,904, which is middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,616 for a family of four. However, Mountain Home contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mountain Home is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mountain Home home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mountain Home residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mountain Home also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.25% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mountain Home include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Mountain Home is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
