Mountain Home A F B, Idaho Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 8,894
Males: 5,727 (64.4%), Females: 3,167 (35.6%)

Zip code: 83648

Demographics

Median resident age: 25.4 years
Median household income: $31,634
Median house value: $137,500

Population by Race

Races in Mountain Home AFB:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.4%)
  • Black (6.9%)
  • Hispanic (6.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.7%)
  • Other race (2.7%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Filipino (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.2%), Irish (12.3%), English (11.3%), Italian (5.1%), French (5.0%), United States (5.0%).

Land area: 9.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mountain Home AFB

  • High school or higher: 98.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 12.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 9.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountain Home AFB CDP

  • Never married: 15.3%
  • Now married: 77.7%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 0.1%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

3.7% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mountain Home AFB:

  • ELMORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; MOUNTAIN HOME, ID)
  • ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 43 miles; BOISE, ID)
  • IDAHO ELKS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 48 miles; BOISE, ID)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountain Home AFB:

  • BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 43 miles; BOISE, ID; Abbreviation: BOI)
  • JOSLIN FIELD – MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 104 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Abbreviation: TWF)
  • FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 114 miles; HAILEY, ID; Abbreviation: SUN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mountain Home AFB:

  • MOUNTAIN HOME MUNI (about 12 miles; MOUNTAIN HOME, ID; Abbreviation: U76)
  • SMITH PRAIRIE (about 38 miles; PRAIRIE, ID; Abbreviation: 2U0)
  • GLENNS FERRY MUNI (about 39 miles; GLENNS FERRY, ID; Abbreviation: U89)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountain Home AFB:

  • BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BOISE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 103 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 219 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 243 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 248 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 267 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 269 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)

Public primary/middle schools in Mountain Home AFB:

  • MTN HOME AFB PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 100 GUNFIGHTER AVENUE; Grades: PK – 03)
  • LIBERTY ELEMENTARY (Students: 229; Location: 200 GUNFIGHTER AVE; Grades: 04 – 06)