Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Mena is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Mena spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.12 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Mena is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Mena with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.79% of adults in Mena have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mena in 2018 was $31,725, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,900 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, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Mena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
