Mountain Home, AR

Census Place

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2024 Population
13,108
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
47.1
9.53% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
18.8%
6.37% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$41,274
1.97% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$169,800
5.99% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,816
1.49% 1-year decline

About

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.

99.2% 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).

In 2024, the median property value in Mountain Home, AR was $169,800, and the homeownership rate was 60.9%.

Most people in Mountain Home, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Mountain Home, AR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mountain Home, AR is home to a population of 13.1k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.22% of Mountain Home, AR residents were born outside of the country (160 people).

In 2024, there were 37.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Mountain Home, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 319 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 278 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
99.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Mountain Home, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, 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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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mountain Home, AR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12k ± 300
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    319 ± 98
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    278 ± 215
2.38%
Hispanic Population
312 people

In 2024, there were 37.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Mountain Home, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 319 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 278 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.38% of the people in Mountain Home, AR are hispanic (312 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mountain Home, AR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,711 ± 6,271 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,390 ± 3,135 people
  3. India
    10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.22%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
160 people
1.62%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
211 people

As of 2024, 1.22% of Mountain Home, AR residents (160 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mountain Home, AR was 1.62%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    333 ± 129
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    313 ± 210
  3. Korea
    191 ± 111

Mountain Home, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mountain Home, AR employs 4.82k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mountain Home, AR were Retail Trade (1,213 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (769 people), and Manufacturing (653 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($121,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,037), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($83,125).

Employment

Occupations

4.82k
2024 Value
± 623
−1.49%
1 Year decline
± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mountain Home, AR declined at a rate of −1.49%, from 4.89k employees to 4.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mountain Home, AR, are Sales & Related Occupations (826 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (550 people), and Management Occupations (489 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

4.82k
2024 Value
± 623
−1.49%
1 Year decline
± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mountain Home, AR declined at a rate of −1.49%, from 4.89k employees to 4.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mountain Home, AR, are Retail Trade (1,213 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (769 people), and Manufacturing (653 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

$40,360
Median earning men ± $8,775
$32,563
Median earning women ± $5,079

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,795), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,361), and Public Administration ($64,350).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($62,868), Manufacturing ($43,456), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($40,300).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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

Voting results are not available for Mountain Home, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.
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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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%), 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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mountain Home, AR was $169,800 in 2024, which is 0.51 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $160,200 to $169,800, a 5.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Mountain Home, AR is 60.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mountain Home, AR have an average commute time of 13.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mountain Home, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$169,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,133
$3,864
Median Property Taxes
±$492

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mountain Home, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mountain Home, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.9%
Homeownership
2024
65.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.9% of the housing units in Mountain Home, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$41,274
Median Household Income
± $4,768
6.34k
Number of Households
± 669

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.34k households in Mountain Home, AR declined from $41,274 from the previous year's value of $42,103.

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 Arkansas.
0.448
2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.4%)
  2. Carpooled (17.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.15%)

In 2024, 73.4% of workers in Mountain Home, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.1%) and those who worked at home (6.15%).

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

13.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mountain Home, AR have a shorter commute time (13.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.429% 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

18.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mountain Home, AR (2.4k out of 12.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 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

91.6% of the population of Mountain Home, AR has health coverage, with 27.8% on employee plans, 23.5% on Medicaid, 23.8% on Medicare, 15.1% on non-group plans, and 1.55% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2044 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.1% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 28.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

8.36%
Uninsured
27.8%
Employer Coverage
23.5%
Medicaid
23.8%
Medicare
15.1%
Non-Group
1.55%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mountain Home, AR grew by 1.45% from 8.24% to 8.36%.

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