Grannis vs Mena

A side-by-side comparison of Grannis and Mena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mena has the higher population (5,605 vs 507 in Grannis). Grannis has the higher median household income ($64,450 vs $50,875 in Mena). Mena has the higher median home value ($114,200 vs $92,200 in Grannis).

Population, income & housing

	Grannis	Mena
Population	507	5,605
Median age	39.4 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,450	$50,875
Median home value	$92,200	$114,200
Median gross rent	$757	$720
Housing units	225	2,712
Homeownership rate	77.0%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grannis	Mena
Population	624 → 507 (-18.8%)	5,558 → 5,605 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$35,795 → $64,450 (+80.1%)	$35,300 → $50,875 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$66,600 → $92,200 (+38.4%)	$88,500 → $114,200 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$427 → $757 (+77.3%)	$660 → $720 (+9.1%)

Grannis

Population

624507

Median household income

$35,795$64,450

Median home value

$66,600$92,200

Median gross rent

$427$757

Mena

Population

5,5585,605

Median household income

$35,300$50,875

Median home value

$88,500$114,200

Median gross rent

$660$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grannis	Mena
Under 5	4.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.4%	13.8%
18 to 24	16.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	9.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	8.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	18.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.5%
75 and over	4.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grannis	Mena
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grannis	Mena
No high school diploma	19.1%	7.3%
High school graduate	48.8%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grannis	Mena
Drove alone	81.9%	80.7%
Carpooled	16.9%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grannis	Mena
1-unit, detached	70.7%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	22.7%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Grannis	Mena
Poverty rate	22.2%	17.5%
Average household size	3.07	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1974	1980