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Population (year 2000): 11,012. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,896 (+8.0% change)
Males: 4,831 (43.9%), Females: 6,181 (56.1%)
Zip codes:
72653.
Median resident age: 53.0 years
Median household income: $26,869 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,400 (year 2000)
Races in Mountain Home:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (19.6%), English (13.3%),
United States (11.4%), Irish (11.2%), Polish (5.1%), French
(3.3%).
Land area: 10.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mountain Home
- High school or higher: 76.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mountain Home city
- Never married: 14.3%
- Now married: 58.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 15.2%
- Divorced: 11.5%
2.2% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.3% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,243 (+12.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Mountain Home:
- BAXTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (624 HOSPITAL
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mountain Home:
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF IZARD CO (about 21
miles; CALICO ROCK, AR)
- STONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles;
MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR)
- FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; SALEM, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mountain Home:
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 93 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
- WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 98
miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; ID: TBN)
- LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 101 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR;
ID: LRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mountain Home:
- BAXTER COUNTY REGIONAL (about 7 miles; MOUNTAIN
HOME, AR; ID: BPK)
- GASTONS (about 12 miles; LAKEVIEW, AR; ID: 3M0)
- MARION COUNTY REGIONAL (about 15 miles; FLIPPIN, AR;
ID: FLP)
Colleges/Universities in Mountain Home:
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MOUNTAIN HOME
(Full-time enrollment: 531; Location: 1600 South
College; Public; Website: www.asumh.edu)
- MARSHA KAY BEAUTY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 14;
Location: 408 HWY 201 N; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mountain Home:
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 85 miles;
CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
- HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT
enrollment: 3,959)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles;
RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 92
miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
Public high school in Mountain Home:
- MTN. HOME HIGH CAREER ACADEMICS (Students:
899; Location: 500 BOMBER BLVD.; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Mountain Home:
- NORTH CENTRAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 76;
Location: PO BOX 898; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mountain Home:
- PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 908;
Location: 1301 SOUTH COLLEGE; Grades: 05 - 07)
- NELSON WILKS HERRON ELEMENTARY (Students:
848; Location: 618 NORTH COLLEGE; Grades: 01 - 03)
- MOUNTAIN HOME JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 626;
Location: 2301 RODEO DRIVE; Grades: 08 - 09)
- MOUNTAIN HOME KINDERGARTEN (Students: 314;
Location: 1310 POST OAK ROAD; Grades: KG - KG)
- GUY BERRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 265;
Location: 1001 MAIN STREET; Grades: 04 - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Mountain Home:
- MOUNTAIN HOME SDA SCHOOL (Students: 9;
Location: PO BOX 1010; Grades: 1 - 6)
Library in Mountain Home:
- BAXTER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$425,802; Location: 424 WEST SEVENTH; 66,783 books;
1,874 audio materials; 2,022 video materials; 153 serial
subscriptions)
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