Hammett vs Mountain Home AFB

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

Hammett 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 258 in Hammett). Mountain Home AFB has the higher median household income ($72,411 vs $27,482 in Hammett). Since 2019, Hammett's population has grown faster (+21.7% vs +6.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Hammett	Mountain Home AFB
Population	258	3,198
Median age	63.1 yrs	22.4 yrs
Median household income	$27,482	$72,411
Median home value	$160,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,065	$1,821
Housing units	141	826
Homeownership rate	70.9%	0.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hammett	Mountain Home AFB
Population	212 → 258 (+21.7%)	3,009 → 3,198 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$24,550 → $27,482 (+11.9%)	$44,007 → $72,411 (+64.5%)
Median home value	$135,900 → $160,600 (+18.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$850 → $1,065 (+25.3%)	$997 → $1,821 (+82.6%)

Hammett

Population

212258

Median household income

$24,550$27,482

Median home value

$135,900$160,600

Median gross rent

$850$1,065

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)

	Hammett	Mountain Home AFB
Under 5	2.7%	14.0%
5 to 17	2.7%	16.1%
18 to 24	12.0%	32.7%
25 to 34	3.5%	25.3%
35 to 44	22.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	4.3%	0.3%
55 to 64	36.0%	0.4%
65 to 74	16.7%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hammett	Mountain Home AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	57.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	16.7%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hammett	Mountain Home AFB
No high school diploma	3.8%	0.3%
High school graduate	58.2%	11.1%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hammett	Mountain Home AFB
Drove alone	59.2%	78.8%
Carpooled	40.8%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hammett	Mountain Home AFB
1-unit, detached	17.7%	28.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	51.9%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	18.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	62.4%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Hammett	Mountain Home AFB
Poverty rate	10.1%	2.1%
Average household size	1.83	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	27	11
Median year structure built	1984	2007