Glenns Ferry vs Mountain Home AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Glenns Ferry and Mountain Home AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Glenns Ferry and Mountain Home AFB are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mountain Home AFB has the higher population (3,198 vs 1,443 in Glenns Ferry). Mountain Home AFB has the higher median household income ($72,411 vs $51,625 in Glenns Ferry). Since 2019, Glenns Ferry's population has grown faster (+17.7% vs +6.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Glenns Ferry	Mountain Home AFB
Population	1,443	3,198
Median age	44.6 yrs	22.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,625	$72,411
Median home value	$189,400	—
Median gross rent	$725	$1,821
Housing units	635	826
Homeownership rate	65.1%	0.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenns Ferry	Mountain Home AFB
Population	1,226 → 1,443 (+17.7%)	3,009 → 3,198 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$27,583 → $51,625 (+87.2%)	$44,007 → $72,411 (+64.5%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $189,400 (+83.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$501 → $725 (+44.7%)	$997 → $1,821 (+82.6%)

Glenns Ferry

Population

1,2261,443

Median household income

$27,583$51,625

Median home value

$103,000$189,400

Median gross rent

$501$725

Mountain Home AFB

Population

3,0093,198

Median household income

$44,007$72,411

Median gross rent

$997$1,821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenns Ferry	Mountain Home AFB
Under 5	4.9%	14.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	11.9%	32.7%
25 to 34	7.4%	25.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	0.3%
55 to 64	17.7%	0.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	0.0%
75 and over	6.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenns Ferry	Mountain Home AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	73.7%	57.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	22.3%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenns Ferry	Mountain Home AFB
No high school diploma	12.6%	0.3%
High school graduate	35.2%	11.1%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenns Ferry	Mountain Home AFB
Drove alone	68.4%	78.8%
Carpooled	10.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	15.4%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.1%	3.2%
Other means	0.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenns Ferry	Mountain Home AFB
1-unit, detached	71.0%	28.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	51.9%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	18.3%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Glenns Ferry	Mountain Home AFB
Poverty rate	26.1%	2.1%
Average household size	2.55	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	20	11
Median year structure built	1943	2007