Idaho · Census place 54730
Mountain Home city, ID
Quick answer
Mountain Home city has 16,265 residents, ranking #16 of 236 places in Idaho. Median household income is $58,486, the median home is worth $270,700 and median gross rent runs $1,061 a month.
- Population
- 16,265Mountain Home city residents
- Median household income
- $58,486Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $270,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,061Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mountain Home city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mountain Home city median would spend about 21.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.4% of residents and 66.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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