Mountain Home, AR City Data

Mountain Home, AR is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 11,012 people who live in Mountain Home and approximately 38,386 who live in Baxter County. We want to help people moving to or living in Mountain Home to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Mountain Home. We have included Mountain Home housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Mountain Home Information

Baxter County where Mountain Home resides is 586.74 square miles. The resident population of this county is 38,386 and has a population rank of 1,153 out of all the places in the United States.

Mountain Home has a total of 11,012 people and of those residents there are 4,831 males and 6,181 females. The median age of the male population is 48.8 and the female population is 55.9. There are approximately 352 births each year and around 619 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Mountain Home varies per year, but currently 10,903 are one race and 109 are two or more races.

Of the 11,012 people who live in Mountain Home, there are 2,168 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Mountain Home is 1,070 male and 1,098 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 9,065.

General Mountain Home Information
Total area in square miles - Baxter County	586.74
Water area in square miles - Baxter County	N/A
Resident population - Baxter County	38,386
Population rank - Baxter County	1,153
Total population	11,012
Total population (male)	4,831
Total population (female)	6,181
Population median age (male)	48.8
Population median age (female)	55.9
Births - Baxter County	352
Deaths- Baxter County	619
Population of one race	10,903
Population of two or more races	109
Population under 20 years	2,168
Population under 20 years (male)	1,070
Population under 20 years (female)	1,098
Total population 18 years and over	9,065

Mountain Home Social Characteristics

There are 17,052 households in Mountain Home. Families make up 11,826 of these households. The table below breaks down the Mountain Home families into three different groups. Married-couple families (10,066), male householder with no wife present (427) and female householder with no husband present (1,199). The remainder of the Mountain Home households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 5,260. Mountain Home, AR moving companies help people in Mountain Home move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Mountain Home. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Mountain Home is based, there are 17,213 females 15 and over; of those females there are 1,885 never married, 10,815 now married, 209 separated, 2,628 widowed, and 1,676 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 135 separated, 629 widowed and 1,765 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Mountain Home social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Mountain Home.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Baxter County)
Total households	17,052
Family households (families)	11,826
With own children under 18 years	4,034
Married-couple family	10,066
With own children under 18 years	2,925
Male householder, no wife present, family	427
With own children under 18 years	223
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,199
With own children under 18 years	776
Nonfamily households	5,260
Householder living alone	4,690
65 years and over	2,582

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,105
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,570
Average household size	2.02
Average family size	2.59

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	8,287
Householder	3,150
Spouse	2,549
Child	2,172
Other relatives	73
Nonrelatives	138
Unmarried partner	57
Roomer or boarder	10
Housemate or roommate	23
Unmarried partner	141
Foster child	8
Other	40

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	2,192
Male householder	613
Male householder living alone	529
Male householder not living alone	84
Female householder	1,412
Female householder living alone	1,350
Female householder not living alone	62
Nonrelatives	167
Unmarried partner	84
Roomer or boarder	16
Housemate or roommate	40
Foster child	1
Other	26

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	17,213
Never married	1,885
Now married	10,815
Separated	209
Widowed	2,628
Divorced	1,676
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	135
Widowed	629
Divorced	1,765

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	11,012
Male	4,831
Under 5 years	275
5 to 9 years	268
10 to 14 years	276
15 to 17 years	149
18 and 19 years	102
20 years	36
21 years	51
22 to 24 years	139
25 to 29 years	192
30 to 34 years	232
35 to 39 years	264
40 to 44 years	244
45 to 49 years	237
50 to 54 years	224
55 to 59 years	268
60 and 61 years	97
62 to 64 years	192
65 and 66 years	133
67 to 69 years	223
70 to 74 years	378
75 to 79 years	360
80 to 84 years	284
85 years and over	207
Female	6,181
Under 5 years	251
5 to 9 years	264
10 to 14 years	288
15 to 17 years	176
18 and 19 years	119
20 years	50
21 years	57
22 to 24 years	98
25 to 29 years	248
30 to 34 years	272
35 to 39 years	325
40 to 44 years	288
45 to 49 years	280
50 to 54 years	304
55 to 59 years	367
60 and 61 years	172
62 to 64 years	227
65 and 66 years	145
67 to 69 years	279
70 to 74 years	499
75 to 79 years	524
80 to 84 years	458
85 years and over	490

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	11,012
One race	10,903
White	10,758
Black or African American	20
American Indian and Alaska Native	52
Asian	41
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3
Some other race	N/A
Two or more races	109

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	10,479
People who are White alone	10,229
People who are Black or African American alone	20
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	51
People who are Asian alone	40
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	3
People who are Hispanic or Latino	125
People who are Some other race alone	29

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	36,699
Same house	20,199
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	2,742
Different state or abroad	6,616
Different state	6,555
Abroad	61

PLACE OF BIRTH (Baxter County)
Total resident population	38,386
Born in United States	9,612
State of residence	13,804
Different state	23,777
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	184
Foreign born	621

Mountain Home Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Mountain Home. That total enrollment is 7,019 for the population of the country, which includes Mountain Home. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 1,724 and elementary or high school enrollment was 10,073 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 910.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Mountain Home population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,019
Pre-kindergarten	575
Public	284
Private	291
Kindergarten	496
Public	472
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	3,250
Public	3,177
Private	73
Elementary and high school	5,037
Public	4,881
Private	156
High school grades 9 to 12	1,787
Public	1,704
Private	83
College, undergraduate years	802
Public	775
Private	27
Graduate or professional school	109
Public	88
Private	21
Not enrolled in school	30,422

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	28,861
Less than 9th grade	2,217
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,265
High school graduate	10,832
Some college, no degree	6,504
Associate's degree	1,355
Bachelor's degree	3,688
Graduate or professional degree	12.8
Percent high school graduate or higher	77.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	2,479

Mountain Home Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 31,998 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Mountain Home. The Mountain Home occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (3,648), service occupations (2,501), sales and office occupations (3,962), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (106), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (1,776) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (3,095). The 31,998 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 11,747 private wage and salary workers, 1,764 government workers, 1,482 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Baxter County)
Population 16 years and over	31,998
In labor force	15,734
Civilian labor force	15,719
Employed	15,088
Unemployed	631
Percent Unemployed	4
Armed Forces	15
Females 16 years and over	16,938
In labor force	7,718
Civilian labor force	7,718
Unemployed Civilian labor force	325
Armed forces
Males 16 years and over	15,060
In labor force	8,016
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	306
Armed forces	15

COMMUTING TO WORK (Baxter County)
Workers 16 years and over	14,835
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	11,985
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	2,075
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	264
Other means	73
Worked at home	403
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	265,355

OCCUPATION (Baxter County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	3,648
Management, professional, and related occupations	3,648
Service occupations	2,501
Sales and office occupations	3,962
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	106
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	1,776
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,095

INDUSTRY (Baxter County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	3,648
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	232
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	3,076
Wholesale trade	325
Retail trade	2,052
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	516
Information	457
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	719
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	825
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,235
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	1,184
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	419

CLASS OF WORKER (Baxter County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	3,648
Private wage and salary workers	11,747
Government workers	1,764
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,482
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Mountain Home Housing Characteristics

In Mountain Home, AR there are 19,891 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 17,052 occupied and 2,839 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Mountain Home, there are 14,175 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 477 units in Mountain Home. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Mountain Home, AR local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Mountain Home, AR truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Mountain Home. There are 176 housing units with rent less than $200, 286 with rent between $200-299, 1,453 with rent between $300-499 and 988 with rent for $500 and above. Full Mountain Home gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Mountain Home, AR home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Baxter County)
Total housing units	19,891
Occupied housing units	17,052
Vacant housing units	2,839

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Baxter County)
Total housing units	19,891
1-unit, detached	14,175
1-unit, attached	477
2 units	503
3 or 4 units	359
5 to 9 units	130
10 to 19 units	315
20 to 49 units	200
50 or more units	51
Mobile home	3,576

HOUSING TENURE (Baxter County)
Occupied housing units	17,052
Owner-occupied	13,590
Renter-occupied	3,462

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Baxter County)
Occupied housing units	17,052
No vehicles available	966
2 vehicle available	9,787
3 vehicles available	1,869
4 vehicles available	455
5 or more vehicles available	100

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Baxter County)
Occupied housing units	17,052
Utility gas	5,482
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	6,682
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	21
Coal or coke
Wood	1,280
Solar energy	9
Other fuel	40
No fuel used	20

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Baxter County)
Occupied housing units	17,052
Less Than $50,000	13,590
$50,000 to $99,999	5,158
$100,000 to $149,999	2,120
$150,000 to $199,999	720
$200,000 to $299,999	276
$300,000 to $499,999	44
$1,000,000 or more
Median (dollars)	84,500

GROSS RENT (Baxter County)
Occupied units paying rent	3,462
Less than $200	176
$200 to $299	286
$300 to $499	1,453
$500 to $699	751
$700 to $999	195
$1,000 to $1,499	36
$1,500 or more	5