Alpena

Population: 429
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $102,500

Alpena is a community in Boone County, Arkansas, home to 429 residents. Its median household income of $47,500 runs below the Boone County figure of $54,195.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alpena's population grew 38.8% from 309 to 429, while its median home value rose 50.5% from $68,100 to $102,500.

The median resident is 34.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 30.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 429
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $102,500
Median gross rent: $765
Housing units: 160
Homeownership rate: 58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

309429

Median household income

$34,375$47,500

Median home value

$68,100$102,500

Median gross rent

$583$765

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	309	$34,375	$68,100	$583
2020	383	$38,214	$71,400	$469
2021	462	$43,875	$72,500	$588
2022	404	$48,500	$86,500	$629
2023	429	$47,500	$102,500	$765

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1730.5%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	2.3%
5 to 17	131	30.5%
18 to 24	31	7.2%
25 to 34	44	10.3%
35 to 44	73	17.0%
45 to 54	48	11.2%
55 to 64	51	11.9%
65 to 74	29	6.8%
75 and over	12	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	302	70.4%
Black or African American	3	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	84	19.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate54.9%

Some college or associate's14.8%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	17.5%
High school graduate	141	54.9%
Some college or associate's	38	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	25	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle11.3%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	145	74.7%
Carpooled	21	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.5%
Bicycle	22	11.3%
Worked from home	3	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51	26.7%
15 to 29 min	115	60.2%
30 to 44 min	13	6.8%
45 to 59 min	2	1.0%
60+ min	10	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 15.7% (67 of 426)

	Count	Share
Family households	96	70.6%
Nonfamily households	40	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	136	85.0%
Vacant	24	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	80	58.8%
Renter-occupied	56	41.2%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	107	66.9%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	32.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0501060
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.2927, -93.3036