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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mena Public Schools is $20,278, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mena Public Schools median household income is $32,392. On average Mena Public Schools residents spend 18.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #106

Mena Public Schools	20,278 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mena Public Schools	22,804 USD
Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mena Public Schools	26,676 USD
Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mena Public Schools	20,390 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #186

Mena Public Schools	32,392 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mena Public Schools	47,074 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mena Public Schools	4.46%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Mena Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arkansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mena Public Schools		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.49%	$22,437, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	47.59%	$15,395, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.51%	$3,790, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.72%	$16,042, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mena Public Schools	41,100 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mena Public Schools	53,379 USD
Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mena Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$32,343, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
American Indian, Alaska Native	$19,079, see rank	$37,048	$37,170
Two or More Races	$38,750, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mena Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$13,922, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$32,386, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$34,606, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$28,060, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mena Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,643, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	4,871, 45.77%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,856, 58.63%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.41%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,836, 58.22%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,521, 88.89%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	315, 11.11%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,015, 41.37%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	5,772, 54.23%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,829, 49.01%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,829, 49.01%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,705, 95.62%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	124, 4.38%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,943, 50.99%, see rank	45.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mena Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,163, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,167, 80.71%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	639, 12.38%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	106, 2.05%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	49, 0.95%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	202, 3.91%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mena Public Schools	18.6 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mena Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,226	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	2,521, 48.24%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	652, 25.86%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	315, 12.50%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	318, 12.61%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	59, 2.34%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	378, 14.99%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	582, 23.09%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	2,705, 51.76%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	880, 32.53%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	529, 19.56%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,046, 38.67%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	250, 9.24%, see rank	7.99%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mena Public Schools	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,226, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	399, 7.63%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	481, 9.20%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	529, 10.12%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	30, 0.57%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	840, 16.07%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	258, 4.94%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	24, 0.46%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	251, 4.80%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	302, 5.78%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,376, 26.33%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	309, 5.91%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	151, 2.89%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	276, 5.28%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mena Public Schools	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,700	20.57%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	485	13.56%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.