The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Mena has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mena a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.53 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Mena doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Mena citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.89% of adults 25 and older in Mena have a college degree.
The per capita income in Mena in 2022 was $31,985, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,940 for a family of four. However, Mena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mena residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Mena include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Mena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
