Population 337 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mountain Home
Household size in Mountain Home
| Period | Mountain Home | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.14 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.64 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.39 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.16 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Mountain Home is a place of small households, averaging 2.39 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.55 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Mountain Home
| Period | Mountain Home | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.8 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 48.3 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.3 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.5 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.6 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Mountain Home is 43.5 years old, older than the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Mountain Home
| Period | Mountain Home | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.4% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.5% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.5% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in seven households in Mountain Home (15.5%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Mountain Home
Renters in Mountain Home
| Period | Mountain Home | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.4% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 26.5% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.6% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 14.3% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −6.1 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 14.3% of households in Mountain Home rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 63.3% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Mountain Home
| Period | Mountain Home | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.3% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.6% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.5% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.3% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.1 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Mountain Home is close to the national rate: 8.3% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Alabama as a whole (13.5%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Mountain Home
| Period | Mountain Home | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1981 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1983 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | −2 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Mountain Home are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1983, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Mountain Home
| Period | Mountain Home | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $547 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $971 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $544 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $876 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$330 | +$375 | +$606 |
Rent in Mountain Home runs $876 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 28.9% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Mountain Home
Bachelor's degrees in Mountain Home
| Period | Mountain Home | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.3% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.5% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.4% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.3% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.0 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Mountain Home have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 13.3%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Mountain Home
| Period | Mountain Home | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 81.1% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 76.4% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.2% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.6% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.5 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in six adults in Mountain Home never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Mountain Home
| Period | Mountain Home | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.2% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.1% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.1% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.1 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Mountain Home runs below the national rate: 4.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Mountain Home compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home | 2.39 | 43.5 | 15.5% | 14.3% | 8.3% | 1983 | $876 | 13.3% | 82.6% | 4.1% |
| Courtland | 2.18 | 43.9 | 14.8% | 23.3% | 11.7% | 1985 | $706 | 14.6% | 88.2% | 1.0% |
| Rocky Hill | 2.35 | 39.1 | 10.1% | 31.2% | 19.8% | 1989 | $724 | 15.4% | 86.9% | 3.2% |
| North Courtland | 1.70 | 52.4 | 3.3% | 41.9% | 22.2% | 1982 | $350 | 6.0% | 87.6% | 3.0% |
| Town Creek | 2.78 | 39.1 | 9.8% | 21.3% | 18.0% | 1988 | $884 | 14.8% | 86.9% | 4.5% |
| Masterson Mill | 2.59 | 40.2 | 12.8% | 14.1% | 6.5% | 1988 | $928 | 11.7% | 87.7% | 3.9% |
| Wolf Springs | 2.65 | 42.8 | 5.8% | 27.4% | 18.1% | 1991 | $1,019 | 11.8% | 95.2% | 0.0% |
| Hillsboro | 2.57 | 42.8 | 7.8% | 15.9% | 12.0% | 1992 | $803 | 13.2% | 80.3% | 0.4% |
| Fish Pond | 2.43 | 42.9 | 2.4% | 16.6% | 10.0% | 1986 | $704 | 13.3% | 81.6% | 0.1% |
| Red Bank | 2.19 | 44.4 | 10.4% | 18.1% | 22.6% | 1986 | $670 | 10.9% | 81.7% | 1.9% |
| Trinity | 2.53 | 43.2 | 9.7% | 16.7% | 12.6% | 1991 | $837 | 14.8% | 84.2% | 1.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Mountain Home. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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