MenaAR
A town of 5,582, settled in 1896. A regional job hub with 3,760 jobs.
Population
5,582
−2.6% since 2010
Typical home
$202K
+3.6% in a year
Household income
$47K
median
Jobs based here
3,760
A job hub
What makes Mena stand out The 3 things Mena does most differently from other towns.
1907 · Birds eye view of Janssen Park · Library of Congress
Mena’s story
130 years in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 11 places on the National Register.
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A job hub Every workday, about 2,864 people come to Mena for work Where Mena’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
4% → Fort Smith Fort Smith 4%
2% → Bentonville Bentonville 2%
2% → Little Rock Little Rock 2%
1% → Russellville Russellville 1%
1% → Hot Springs Hot Springs 1%
1% → Rogers Rogers 1%
Mena · 46% stay
3,760 jobs based in Mena
46% of working residents work in town
3 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Mena?
Census LEHD 2023
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Work & commute
About half of working residents work right in Mena 46% of Mena’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Fort Smith (4%), Bentonville (2%) and Little Rock (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
46% work in town
Where working residents work In Mena 46%
Fort Smith 4%
Bentonville 2%
Little Rock 2%
Russellville 1%
3 mi
median commute distance
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Outdoors
0.8% of Mena is conserved land 1.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.8% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 0.8%
conserved · 33 of 4,451 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Janssen Park 0.4 mi 10
Schools
Mena’s public schools outperform 72% of Arkansas districts The public schools Mena’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
B+ School Grade
Housing
A typical Mena home is worth about $202K The typical Mena home is worth about $202,000, up 3.6% in a year, 11% below the Arkansas typical home.
$202K Zillow home value
Typical home value Mena $202K
Arkansas $227K
+3.6%
value change, 1 year
Health
Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns Mena beats the Arkansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
C− Health Grade
32 measures vs. Arkansas
What stands out Mena AR Fewer adults facing housing insecurity 11.8% 14.4% Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off 8.9% 10.4% More adults who have had cancer 10.4% 8.2%
Mena Regional Health System
0.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
58th
percentile among AR towns
Safety
Less crime per resident than 16% of U.S. towns Mena reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less.
C− Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Mena 2.5
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Mena 28.2
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
16th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
32nd
percentile among AR towns
14
violent crimes reported in 2025
158
property crimes reported in 2025
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Mena has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
4″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 31–53°
Spring 48–71°
Summer 66–89°
Fall 49–73°
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
51 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51 Moderate risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Tornadoes Ice storms
11
paid flood claims since 1998
5
federal disasters paid out here
College town
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain calls Mena home
Landmarks 11 places in Mena on the National Register of Historic Places.
All landmarks → Famous people from Mena 10 notable people were born in Mena.
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Mena ( MEE-nə) is a city in and the county seat of Polk County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,589 as of the 2020 census. Mena is located in the U.S. Interior Highlands. Surrounded by the Ouachita National Forest, Mena is a gateway to some of the most visited tourist attractions in Arkansas.
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Established 1896
Population 5,589
Area 6.8 sq mi
Elevation 1,171 ft
ZIP code 71953
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