Mountain Home, NC Housing Market & City Data

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4,173
Population Estimate
$149,958
Median Home Value
97.8%
Employment Rate
29.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

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HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.94
Family Dual Income60.3
Median Household Income$51,384
Median Individual Income$26,287
Home Ownership66.6%
Home Value$149,958
Median Rent$781
Rent Burden26.0%
Poverty7.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED12.8%
  • Highschool Education24.8%
  • Some College33.2%
  • Bachelors Degree18.6%
  • Graduate Degree10.6%
  • Total College or Above29.2%
  • Stem Degree45.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.7%
  • Female50.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.9%
  • Divorced16.5%
  • Never Married26.6%
  • Widowed7.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMountain Home
State IDNC
Population4,173

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.8%
19–297.9%
30–3912.3%
40–4913.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.3%
60–699.7%
70–7910.1%
80+5.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation69.3%
Unemployment Rate2.2%
Disabled10.9%

ETHNICITY

White97.7%
Black0.6%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.7%

OTHER

Hispanic8.0%
Limited English5.1%
Health Uninsured12.8%
Veteran8.1%

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