Hatfield vs Mena

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

Hatfield 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 517 in Hatfield). Mena has the higher median household income ($50,875 vs $38,783 in Hatfield). Hatfield has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $114,200 in Mena).

Population, income & housing

	Hatfield	Mena
Population	517	5,605
Median age	25.4 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,783	$50,875
Median home value	$118,800	$114,200
Median gross rent	$671	$720
Housing units	290	2,712
Homeownership rate	36.9%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hatfield	Mena
Population	494 → 517 (+4.7%)	5,558 → 5,605 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$28,643 → $38,783 (+35.4%)	$35,300 → $50,875 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $118,800 (+58.4%)	$88,500 → $114,200 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $671 (+30.3%)	$660 → $720 (+9.1%)

Hatfield

Population

494517

Median household income

$28,643$38,783

Median home value

$75,000$118,800

Median gross rent

$515$671

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)

	Hatfield	Mena
Under 5	11.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	29.6%	13.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	12.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	5.6%	9.9%
45 to 54	7.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	8.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	7.4%	10.5%
75 and over	6.6%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hatfield	Mena
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	92.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	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	3.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hatfield	Mena
No high school diploma	13.4%	7.3%
High school graduate	34.0%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hatfield	Mena
Drove alone	42.6%	80.7%
Carpooled	48.0%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	8.7%	1.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hatfield	Mena
1-unit, detached	78.3%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Hatfield	Mena
Poverty rate	14.1%	17.5%
Average household size	2.03	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1950	1980