Blue Mountain vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Blue Mountain and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

Blue Mountain and Scranton are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Scranton has the higher population (245 vs 150 in Blue Mountain). Scranton has the higher median home value ($115,000 vs $79,000 in Blue Mountain). Since 2019, Blue Mountain's population has grown faster (+64.8% vs +1.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Mountain	Scranton
Population	150	245
Median age	13.5 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,000
Median home value	$79,000	$115,000
Median gross rent	—	$708
Housing units	43	117
Homeownership rate	75.0%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Mountain	Scranton
Population	91 → 150 (+64.8%)	241 → 245 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$58,250 → $50,313 (-13.6%)	$43,438 → $75,000 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$127,800 → $79,000 (-38.2%)	$79,200 → $115,000 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$606 → $708 (+16.8%)

Blue Mountain

Population

91150

Median household income

$58,250$50,313

Median home value

$127,800$79,000

Scranton

Population

241245

Median household income

$43,438$75,000

Median home value

$79,200$115,000

Median gross rent

$606$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Mountain	Scranton
Under 5	1.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	56.0%	18.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	18.4%
25 to 34	5.3%	13.1%
35 to 44	6.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	16.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	9.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	4.0%	10.6%
75 and over	2.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Mountain	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	50.0%	93.9%
Black or African American	24.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Mountain	Scranton
No high school diploma	34.4%	10.3%
High school graduate	7.8%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Mountain	Scranton
Drove alone	65.5%	90.6%
Carpooled	31.0%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.9%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Mountain	Scranton
1-unit, detached	81.4%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Blue Mountain	Scranton
Poverty rate	78.0%	14.7%
Average household size	4.17	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1980	1986