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Mountain Home Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mountain Home Area is $21,016, which is lower than the state average of $23,087 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mountain Home Area median household income is $43,516. On average Mountain Home Area residents spend 17.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 19.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #655

Mountain Home Area	21,016 USD
Idaho	23,087 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mountain Home Area	25,300 USD
Idaho	25,139 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mountain Home Area	28,969 USD
Idaho	31,238 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mountain Home Area	20,542 USD
Idaho	19,698 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #526

Mountain Home Area	43,516 USD
Idaho	47,334 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mountain Home Area	55,241 USD
Idaho	61,544 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mountain Home Area		-1.13%
Idaho		25.98%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Mountain Home Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Idaho and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mountain Home Area		Idaho		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.04%	$5,499, see rank	20.36%	$14,449	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.34%	$15,230, see rank	29.97%	$17,704	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.27%	$2,255, see rank	3.09%	$2,552	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.11%	$19,873, see rank	17.58%	$21,802	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mountain Home Area	51,098 USD
Idaho	56,922 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mountain Home Area	61,713 USD
Idaho	71,149 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mountain Home Area	Idaho	U.S.
White	$44,326, see rank	$47,996	$56,900
Black	$46,667, see rank	$33,391	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,083, see rank	$37,346	$42,396
Asian	$41,705, see rank	$53,582	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$49,167, see rank	$37,438	$37,170
One Race, Other	$25,236, see rank	$35,197	$40,300
Two or More Races	$32,727, see rank	$36,213	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mountain Home Area	Idaho	U.S.
less than 25	$30,667, see rank	$25,338	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,500, see rank	$51,087	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,690, see rank	$57,970	$65,027
65 or over	$30,574, see rank	$35,876	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mountain Home Area	Idaho	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,820, see rank	1,216,172	248,775,628
Male¹	10,285, 51.89%, see rank	49.76%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,786, 75.70%, see rank	69.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,590, 15.46%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,196, 60.24%, see rank	68.85%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,542, 89.44%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	654, 10.56%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,499, 24.30%, see rank	30.73%	30.72%
Female¹	9,535, 48.11%, see rank	50.24%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,424, 56.89%, see rank	57.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	249, 2.61%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,175, 54.27%, see rank	57.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,706, 90.94%, see rank	92.25%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	469, 9.06%, see rank	7.75%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,111, 43.11%, see rank	42.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mountain Home Area	Idaho	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,712, 100%	691,425	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,335, 79.70%, see rank	78.17%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,391, 11.88%, see rank	9.80%	9.59%
Public Transportation	54, 0.46%, see rank	0.77%	5.06%
Walked	430, 3.67%, see rank	2.98%	2.78%
Other Means	150, 1.28%, see rank	2.36%	1.79%
Worked at Home	352, 3.01%, see rank	5.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mountain Home Area	17.0 minutes
Idaho	19.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mountain Home Area	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,248	703,410	143,435,233
Male¹	5,542, 54.08%, see rank	54.28%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,170, 21.11%, see rank	31.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	781, 14.09%, see rank	13.41%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	549, 9.91%, see rank	16.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	304, 5.49%, see rank	4.01%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	501, 9.04%, see rank	10.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,357, 24.49%, see rank	18.00%	17.94%
Female¹	4,706, 45.92%, see rank	45.72%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,724, 36.63%, see rank	35.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,362, 28.94%, see rank	23.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,199, 25.48%, see rank	33.48%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 0.55%, see rank	1.04%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.06%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	310, 6.59%, see rank	5.76%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mountain Home Area	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,248, 100%	703,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	654, 6.38%, see rank	5.66%	1.96%
Construction	538, 5.25%, see rank	7.09%	6.17%
Manufacturing	850, 8.29%, see rank	9.91%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	98, 0.96%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,055, 10.29%, see rank	12.25%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	653, 6.37%, see rank	4.76%	4.93%
Information	186, 1.81%, see rank	1.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	510, 4.98%, see rank	5.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	562, 5.48%, see rank	9.81%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,014, 19.65%, see rank	22.40%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	980, 9.56%, see rank	8.71%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,597, 15.58%, see rank	5.29%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	551, 5.38%, see rank	4.27%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mountain Home Area	%	Idaho	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,309	16.99%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	898	13.04%, see rank	11.02%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.