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Mountain Home, AR
Full City Profile · Arkansas · Baxter County County
2.9
/5.0
C+
Fair
13,021
Population
1,084/sq mi density
$42,103
Median Income
$32,012 per capita
$160,200
Home Value
$234,340 Zillow
$857
Median Rent
32.5% income on rent
58°F
Avg Temperature
299 sunny days/yr
257
Violent Crime/100K
3,901 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.9 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.3 / 5.0
$42,103 median income, 3.5% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.5 / 5.0
$160,200 home value, $857/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
257 violent crimes/100K
C+
Education
2.6 / 5.0
20.0% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013, 2023)
Population Change
+8.3%
12,217 → 13,237
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+0.81%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+28.4%
$32,793 → $42,103
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+2.53%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Mountain Home across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013, 2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts, real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
14,006
+769 from 2023 (13,237)
Projected Median Income 2030
$50,150
+$8,047 from 2023 ($42,103)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12,217 | - | $32,793 | - |
| 2015 | 12,275 | +0.5% | $33,255 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12,318 | +0.4% | $37,540 | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 12,571 | +2.1% | $40,408 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 12,993 | +3.4% | $41,058 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 13,237 | +1.9% | $42,103 | +2.5% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.