Mena, AR
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mena, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,882. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet MENA-AR · Mena, AR 1 ZIPs · 14,882 pop · #21098/25278 · Polk County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,969
- RANK-BOTTOM #21098/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Cove
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-TOWN 14,882
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $164,100
Nearest income peer: Cove, AR (+ $5,781 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Mena
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mena on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Wickes · lowest
Wickes · lowest
$33,313 median HH income
- Hatfield · near
Hatfield · near
$38,090 median HH income
- Mena · this city
Mena · this city
$51,969 median HH income
- Cove · near
Cove · near
$57,750 median HH income
- Vandervoort · near
Vandervoort · near
$68,542 median HH income
- Grannis · highest
Grannis · highest
$75,893 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mena, AR sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 17th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 14,882
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,969
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,969 average) · poverty 12.9%. The primary code (71953) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mena as a pure owner town.
Within Arkansas, Winslow is the closest lower-income city and Hickory Ridge the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mena.
Population concentration
Mena's single ZIP 71953 carries the town
Mena is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 71953 is the entire residential footprint (14,882 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Mena's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 365 establishments, 4,082 employees , annual payroll $153,698k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71953 (365 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (60) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Mena, AR
These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mena. See the Polk County roll-up →
Mena lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Polk County: Cove, Grannis and Vandervoort earn more and Hatfield and Wickes earn less. Grannis marks the far end of that range at $75,893, 46% above Mena.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71953 | 14,882 | $51,969 | 365 | 9 |
Mena roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Mena, .