Mena city, AR

Polk County, AR

2022 population: 5,605 ( 132 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.9 square miles
Population density: 813.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,141	91.72%	2.6%
Black:	12	0.21%	14.3%
Indian:	66	1.18%	23.3%
Asian:	34	0.61%	33.3%
2+ races:	155	2.77%	39.6%
Hispanic:	197	3.51%	1.0%

Total non-White:	464	8.28%	1.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-139	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	7	0.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,737
5,280	92.03%
14	0.24%
86	1.50%
51	0.89%
111	1.93%
195	3.40%
457	7.97%

2000
5,523
5,289	95.76%
0	0.00%
11	0.20%
38	0.69%
72	1.30%
113	2.05%
234	4.24%

1990
5,475
5,377	98.21%
0	0.00%
27	0.49%
16	0.29%
n/a
55	1.00%
98	1.79%

1980
5,154
5,082	98.60%
0	0.00%
13	0.25%
38	0.74%
n/a
15	0.29%
72	1.40%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-9	-0.2
223	4.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-88	-1.6
136	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

295	5.7
26	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Mena city, AR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.5
1,116	19.9%
4,489	80.1%
1,071	19.1%

2,214
2.47

1,136	51.3%
887	78.1%
107	9.4%
1,078	48.7%

2010
Number	Percent
43.4
1,324	23.1%
4,413	76.9%
1,407	24.5%

2,505
2.23

1,517	60.6%
1,126	74.2%
164	10.8%
988	39.4%

2000
Number	Percent
40.9
1,226	22.2%
4,297	77.8%
1,306	23.6%

2,405
2.22

1,521	63.2%
1,215	79.9%
101	6.6%
884	36.8%

1990
Number	Percent
42.7
1,170	21.4%
4,305	78.6%
1,530	27.9%

2,361
2.24

1,553	65.8%
1,370	88.2%
93	6.0%
808	34.2%

1980
Number	Percent
39.3
1,343	26.1%
3,811	73.9%
1,287	25.0%

2,092
2.38

1,439	68.8%
1,230	85.5%
110	7.6%
653	31.2%

2022 Housing Data for Mena city, AR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	104	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	152	6.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	153	6.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	83	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	107	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	201	9.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	139	6.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	93	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	249	11.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	189	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	469	21.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	84	3.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	42	1.9%
$200,000 or more	130	5.9%

Median Household Income	53,288
Per Capita Income	31,725

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	181	8.2%
Public Assistance	31	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	448	20.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,206	65.5%
Unemployed	286	8.5%
In Armed Forces	9	0.3%

Total Labor Force	2,501	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	869	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	849	589	59.0%
Non-Profit	64	129	33.2%
Self-Employed	311	155	66.7%

Local Government	75	61	55.1%
State Government	34	131	20.6%
Federal Government	0	17	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,160	744	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	173	338	33.9%
Total	1,333	1,082	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	288	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	438	18.1%
Professional, Technical	444	18.4%
Service Occupations	586	24.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	68	2.8%
All others	659	27.3%

White Collar		48.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	466	19.3%
Manufacturing	371	15.4%
Accommodation and food services	327	13.5%
Health care and social assistance	305	12.6%
Educational services	153	6.3%
Other services	146	6.0%
Construction	130	5.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	83	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	75	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	74	3.1%
Public administration	67	2.8%
Wholesale trade	65	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	59	2.4%
Finance and insurance	51	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	0.4%
Information	7	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	197	3.51%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	34	0.61%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,131	97.5%
Spanish	101	1.9%
Other Indo-European	18	0.3%
German, other Germanic	11	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	870	15.5%
English	648	11.6%
German	525	9.4%
American	420	7.5%
French	104	1.9%
Italian	103	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	95	1.7%
Dutch	91	1.6%
European	68	1.2%
Scottish	57	1.0%
Welsh	48	0.9%
French Canadian	22	0.4%
Icelander	19	0.3%
Scandinavian	17	0.3%
Pennsylvania German	15	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,483	97.8%
Not a citizen	122	2.2%

Native	5,459	97.4%
Foreign-born	146	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
83	2.2%	223	5.9%	1,522	40.4%	1,304	34.6%	462	12.3%	170	4.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	83	2.2%
9-12 Years	223	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,522	40.4%
Some College	1,304	34.6%
Bach. Degree	462	12.3%
Grad Degree	170	4.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +47	D +33	D + 5.1%
D +80
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	53%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,746	76.7%	Joe Biden (D)	469	20.6%	60	2.6%	2,275	14	30	0.19%
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	1,699	76.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	389	17.4%	142	6.4%	2,230	16	30	0.20%

2020 President, Mena city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

469

20.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,746

76.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,275

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Mena city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

389

17.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,699

76.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

2,230

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 30

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mena city, AR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	53%	Tom Cotton* (R)	1,787	79.1%	Ricky Harrington (Libertarian)	473	20.9%	0	0.0%	2,260	13	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	40%	Asa Hutchinson* (R)	1,335	76.5%	Jared Henderson (D)	322	18.5%	88 [+]	5.0%	1,745	11	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark West (Libertarian) 88 (5.0%);
2016	S3	50%	John Boozman* (R)	1,582	72.3%	Conner Eldridge (D)	508	23.2%	98 [+]	4.5%	2,188	13	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Frank Gilbert (Libertarian) 97 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,765
Median Value	$110,700

Occupied	2,214	80.1%
Vacant	551	19.9%

Owned	1,559	70.4%
Rented	655	29.6%
Median Rent	$736

Single-Family Units	2,111	76.3%
Detached	2,071	74.9%
Attached	40	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	203	7.3%
Mobile Homes	335	12.1%

Mena city, AR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mena city, AR

2022 Housing Data for Mena city, AR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mena city, AR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mena city, AR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mena city, AR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mena city, AR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mena city, AR