Mabelvale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 8,980 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mabelvale is the 44th largest community in Arkansas.When you are in Mabelvale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.35% of Mabelvale’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Mabelvale is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mabelvale who work in healthcare (12.44%), sales jobs (10.77%), and office and administrative support (10.21%). Also of interest is that Mabelvale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Mabelvale has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Mabelvale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mabelvale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mabelvale may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Mabelvale doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Mabelvale citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.97% of adults 25 and older in Mabelvale have a college degree. The per capita income in Mabelvale in 2022 was $30,030, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,120 for a family of four. However, Mabelvale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mabelvale is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mabelvale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mabelvale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mabelvale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.10% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mabelvale include English, German, Irish, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Mabelvale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
