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.

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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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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 .

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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, .