Mount Ida

Population: 1,358
Median household income: $43,114
Median home value: $157,900

Mount Ida, a community in Montgomery County, Arkansas, has 1,358 residents. Its median household income of $43,114 runs below the Montgomery County figure of $49,015.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Ida's population grew 23.3% from 1,101 to 1,358, while its median home value rose 62.4% from $97,200 to $157,900.

The median resident is 49.8 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 21.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,358
Median age: 49.8 yrs
Median household income: $43,114
Median home value: $157,900
Median gross rent: $709
Housing units: 701
Homeownership rate: 52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1011,358

Median household income

$39,091$43,114

Median home value

$97,200$157,900

Median gross rent

$538$709

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,101	$39,091	$97,200	$538
2020	1,160	$40,774	$160,100	$564
2021	1,218	$40,610	$158,600	$590
2022	1,410	$42,778	$123,000	$649
2023	1,358	$43,114	$157,900	$709

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7421.2%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	7.4%
5 to 17	154	11.3%
18 to 24	82	6.0%
25 to 34	153	11.3%
35 to 44	138	10.2%
45 to 54	145	10.7%
55 to 64	150	11.0%
65 to 74	288	21.2%
75 and over	148	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,260	92.8%
Black or African American	30	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	43	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	186	18.2%
High school graduate	347	34.0%
Some college or associate's	344	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	117	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	28	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	317	84.3%
Carpooled	30	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	7.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	121	34.7%
15 to 29 min	95	27.2%
30 to 44 min	48	13.8%
45 to 59 min	67	19.2%
60+ min	18	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 26.2% (328 of 1,254)

	Count	Share
Family households	403	66.2%
Nonfamily households	206	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	609	86.9%
Vacant	92	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	52.2%
Renter-occupied	291	47.8%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	508	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	44	6.3%
5 to 19 units	23	3.3%
20 or more units	27	3.9%
Mobile home & other	99	14.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0547690
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 34.5492, -93.6299