Mountain Home, AR

Census Place

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2023 Population
13,021
1.13% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2023 Poverty Rate
17.7%
17.4% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$42,103
0.421% 1-year decline
2023 Employed Population
4,889
1.29% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Mountain Home, AR had a population of 13k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $42,103. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Mountain Home, AR grew from 12,876 to 13,021, a 1.13% increase and its median household income declined from $42,281 to $42,103, a −0.421% decrease.

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None of the households in Mountain Home, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Mountain Home, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mountain Home, AR are Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (551 degrees awarded in 2023).

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Population & Diversity

Mountain Home, AR is home to a population of 13k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.62% of Mountain Home, AR residents were born outside of the country (211 people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Mountain Home, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%
2023 Citizenship
99.3%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.3% of Mountain Home, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Mountain Home, AR was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.62%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
211 people
1.68%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
216 people

As of 2023, 1.62% of Mountain Home, AR residents (211 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mountain Home, AR was 1.68%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    302 ± 115
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    245 ± 176
  3. Korea
    196 ± 121

Mountain Home, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mountain Home, AR employs 4.89k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Mountain Home, AR were Retail Trade (1,141 people), Manufacturing (901 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (808 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($117,840), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($80,658), and Information ($54,063).

Employment

Occupations

4.89k
2023 Value
± 594
−1.29%
1 Year decline
± 17%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mountain Home, AR declined at a rate of −1.29%, from 4.95k employees to 4.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mountain Home, AR, are Sales & Related Occupations (716 people), Production Occupations (629 people), and Management Occupations (452 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mountain Home, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.89k
2023 Value
± 594
−1.29%
1 Year decline
± 17%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mountain Home, AR declined at a rate of −1.29%, from 4.95k employees to 4.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mountain Home, AR, are Retail Trade (1,141 people), Manufacturing (901 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (808 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mountain Home, AR, though some of these residents may live in Mountain Home, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$33,518
Median earning men ± $4,889
$29,264
Median earning women ± $5,075

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,628), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,866), and Public Administration ($61,359).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,083), Retail Trade ($35,550), and Manufacturing ($29,673).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.6%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Mountain Home, AR awarded 551 degrees. The student population of Mountain Home, AR in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 502 male students and 782 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mountain Home, AR are White (507 and 92%), followed by Two or More Races (20 and 3.63%), Hispanic or Latino (7 and 1.27%), and Unknown (7 and 1.27%).

The largest universities in Mountain Home, AR by number of degrees awarded are Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (551 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mountain Home, AR are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (66 and 12%), General Studies (53 and 9.62%), and Welding Technology (48 and 8.71%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,284 students enrolled in Mountain Home, AR, 39.1% men and 60.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,195 records, of which 60.9% were women and 39.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Studies
    53 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    36 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    26 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Mountain Home, AR was General Studies with 53 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Mountain Home, AR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
551 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Arkansas State University-Mountain Home with 551 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 184 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mountain Home, AR, which is 0.501 times less than the 367 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 507 degrees mean that there were 25.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 20 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,616) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($552) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

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Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Mountain Home, AR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$42,103
Median Household Income
± $4,104
6.23k
Number of Households
± 668

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.23k households in Mountain Home, AR declined from $42,103 from the previous year's value of $42,281.

The following chart displays the households in Mountain Home, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mountain Home, AR is from Mountain Home, AR.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
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  2. N/A

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (75.4%)
  2. Carpooled (15.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.65%)

In 2023, 75.4% of workers in Mountain Home, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.2%) and those who worked at home (5.65%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

N/A minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mountain Home, AR have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Mountain Home, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mountain Home, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mountain Home, AR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mountain Home, AR (2.24k out of 12.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mountain Home, AR is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.8% of the population of Mountain Home, AR has health coverage, with 30.4% on employee plans, 22.7% on Medicaid, 22.2% on Medicare, 15% on non-group plans, and 1.54% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in N/A see N/A patients per year on average, which represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients). Compare this to dentists who see N/A patients per year, and mental health providers who see N/A patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 30.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 29.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

8.24%
Uninsured
30.4%
Employer Coverage
22.7%
Medicaid
22.2%
Medicare
15%
Non-Group
1.54%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mountain Home, AR grew by 14.5% from 7.2% to 8.24%.

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