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71953

Mena, AR · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
13,415
Median household income
$51,969
People below poverty
12.9%
Median home value
$164,100

Income

The median income of households in 71953 was $51,969. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 6
$15,000 to $24,999 9.6
$25,000 to $34,999 12.5
$35,000 to $49,999 15.7
$50,000 to $74,999 16.8
$75,000 to $99,999 12
$100,000 to $149,999 13.1
$150,000 to $199,999 5.2
$200,000 or more 4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47478
Female 35855

An estimated 61.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 49.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,150. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 61.6
Social Security 49.3
Retirement income 29.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.7
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.3

In 2020-2024, 12.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 29.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 55.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 16.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 71953 in 2020-2024, 91.3% had health insurance coverage and 8.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55% and public coverage was 52.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.2%.


In 2020-2024, 71953 had a total population of 13,415 - 6,829 (50.9%) females and 6,586 (49.1%) males. The median age was 47.8 years. An estimated 19.9% of the population was under 18 years, 24.9% was 19 to 44 years, 28% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 71953 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 359 344
5 to 9 354 534
10 to 14 419 244
15 to 19 345 302
20 to 24 296 345
25 to 29 335 318
30 to 34 390 316
35 to 39 378 251
40 to 44 281 425
45 to 49 350 395
50 to 54 434 431
55 to 59 345 472
60 to 64 657 669
65 to 69 519 476
70 to 74 527 523
75 to 79 387 476
80 to 84 153 197
85 and over 57 111

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.4% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 15.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.9% of the people in 71953 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90% of the people in 71953 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,620 households in 71953. The average household size was 2.36 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.6% of the households in 71953 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.1% of all households, while 17.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.2% of all households.

In 71953, 21% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 44.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.6
Cohabiting Couples 5.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.3% of males and 55.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 22.4 18.3
Now married, except separated 58.3 55.8
Separated 0.6 1.9
Widowed 5.4 14.4
Divorced 13.3 9.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 71953, 177 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 33.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.7% of the people living in 71953 were U.S. natives. 52.2% of the 71953 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.3% of 71953 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 59.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 66.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 71953 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 71953.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 69.5
Asia 4.6
Europe 8
Africa 10.3
Northern America 7.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 71953 in 2020-2024, 2.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.5% of people at least five years old; 0.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 71953 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.9
Different house, same county 7.2
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 3
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 71953 was 2,345 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 198 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,879. College or graduate school enrollment was 268.

Educational Attainment of People in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.3
High school diploma or equivalency 36.8
Some college, no degree 23.8
Associate's degree 7.9
Bachelor's degree 14.8
Graduate or professional degree 5.3

Disability

In 71953, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8% of people under 18 years old, to 20.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 71953, 48.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 69.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,754 69.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 991 18.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 674 12.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 71953 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.9
Construction 5.2
Manufacturing 11.3
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 17
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 71953 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,028 37.4
Service occupations 811 15
Sales and office occupations 1,026 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 634 11.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 920 17

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.4% of 71953 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.7
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 4.7

In 2020-2024, 71953 had a total of 6,997 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 4.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.9
Mobile homes 14.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

8.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 71953 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 65.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 71953 had 5,620 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,377 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.8% while renters occupied 19.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.6.

2.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.9% and another 22.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 71953:

House Heating Fuel Used in 71953 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 22.1
Electricity 63.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 13
No fuel used 0.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 71953 was $164,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 44.8 % had a mortgage. 55.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,207 and for owners without a mortgage it was $387.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 71953 was $699. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.