Housing units in zip code 71953 with a mortgage: 2,164 (99 second mortgage, 221 home equity loan, 140 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,468
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $829
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $250
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
21.6%
Whole state:
18.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 71953: Rich Mountain Tower Recreation Area (A), High Point Camp (B), Eagle Gap Ranger Station (C), Lionsk Club Golf Course (D), Ouachita Country Club (E), Polk County Fairgrounds (F), Mena Ranger Station (G), Mena Work Center (H), Menna Visitor Information Station (I), Polk County Fairgrounds (J), Shady Grove Fire and Rescue (K), Shady Station Fire District 10 (L), Polk County Sheriff's Office (M), 18th West Judicial District Drug Task Force (N), Mena Police Department (O), Polk County Courthouse (P), Nella Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Acorn Fire Station District 6 (R), Big Fork Fire Department District 9 (S), Board Camp Station Fire District 8 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 71953 include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Piney Church (B), Alder Springs Church (C), Holly Springs Church (D), Board Camp Baptist Church (E), Board Camp Primitive Baptist Church (F), Haws Creek Church (G), Concord Baptist Church (H), Old Dallas Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Mount Gillian Cemetery (2), Mount Calvary Cemetery (3), McKinney Cemetery (4), Lower Big Fork Cemetery (5), Liberty Cemetery (6), Board Camp Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Faulkner Lake (A), Multipurpose Site One Reservoir (B), Ward Lake (C), Hillcrest Lake (D), Dairy Lake (E), Cox Lake (F), Powell Lake (G), Ivey Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Terrapin Creek (A), Dry Branch (B), Dallas Creek (C), Collins Creek (D), Chances Creek (E), Carter Creek (F), Caney Creek (G), Calvin Branch (H), Bufram Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 71953 include: Lee McMillian Memorial Park (1), Queen Wilhelmina State Park (2), Janssen Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 515
2000 to 2004: 632
1990 to 1999: 1,098
1980 to 1989: 1,011
1970 to 1979: 1,720
1960 to 1969: 824
1950 to 1959: 990
1940 to 1949: 433
1939 or earlier: 642
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 71953:
Less than $10,000: 261
$10,000 to $14,999: 348
$15,000 to $19,999: 114
$20,000 to $24,999: 86
$25,000 to $29,999: 271
$30,000 to $34,999: 127
$35,000 to $39,999: 197
$40,000 to $49,999: 454
$50,000 to $59,999: 258
$60,000 to $69,999: 307
$70,000 to $79,999: 238
$80,000 to $89,999: 518
$90,000 to $99,999: 354
$100,000 to $124,999: 514
$125,000 to $149,999: 336
$150,000 to $174,999: 239
$175,000 to $199,999: 349
$200,000 to $249,999: 287
$250,000 to $299,999: 317
$300,000 to $399,999: 147
$400,000 to $499,999: 371
$500,000 to $749,999: 63
$750,000 to $999,999: 22
$1,000,000 or more: 54
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 71953:
Less than $100: 381
$100 to $149: 100
$150 to $199: 55
$200 to $249: 143
$250 to $299: 558
$300 to $349: 571
$350 to $399: 392
$400 to $449: 558
$450 to $499: 191
$500 to $549: 453
$550 to $599: 2,031
$600 to $649: 318
$700 to $749: 790
No cash rent: 479
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,483
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $36,435
Asian householders: $36,435
Some other race householders: $114,872
Two or more races householders: $57,369
Hispanic or Latino householders: $142,431
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $81,881
71953:
$81,881
Arkansas:
$105,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,573 - $130,160
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $111,123
Here:
$111,123
State:
$148,220
Mobile homes: $49,137
Here:
$49,137
State:
$59,128
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,883
One, attached: 498
Two: 425
3 or 4: 273
5 to 9: 7,450
10 to 19: 907
20 to 49: 691
Mobile homes: 1,251
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 66
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,841 (83%)
Carpooled: 655 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 310 (5%)
Motorcycle: 482 (8%)
Bicycle: 1,517 (26%)
Walked: 202 (3%)
Other means: 163 (3%)
Worked at home: 217 (4%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 347
5 to 9 minutes: 1,255
10 to 14 minutes: 1,242
15 to 19 minutes: 1,446
20 to 24 minutes: 555
25 to 29 minutes: 81
30 to 34 minutes: 282
35 to 39 minutes: 90
40 to 44 minutes: 127
45 to 59 minutes: 242
60 to 89 minutes: 187
90 or more minutes: 209
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.0%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 14,169
In family households: 12,319 (3,500 male householders, 685 female householders)
3,592 spouses, 3,929 children (3,429 natural, 149 adopted, 351 stepchildren), 174 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 77 parents, 156 other relatives, 159 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,850 (639 male householders (537 living alone)), 1,030 female householders (963 living alone)), 181 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 195 (184 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,214 2-persons, 916 3-persons, 806 4-persons, 221 5-persons, 118 6-persons, 275 7-or-more-persons
1,777 married couples with children.
1,733 single-parent households (749 men, 984 women).
97.1% of residents of 71953 zip code speak English at home.
21.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (15% very well, 18% well, 67% not well).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 15% well, 17% not well).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% very well, 51% well, 15% not well, 5% not at all).
Foreign born population: 225 (1.5%) (69.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.5%
Whole state:
4.4%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (23%)
Germany (22%)
Canada (13%)
Philippines (10%)
Honduras (7%)
Poland (4%)
Thailand (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 94
1990 to 1999: 120
1980 to 1989: 20
Before 1980: 176
Races in zip code 71953:
White population: 13,842 Black population: 188 American Indian population: 620 Asian population: 401 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 79 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 856 Hispanic or Latino population: 455
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
GOODNER-CRIDER AIRCRAFT PAINT (104 AIRPORT LANE in MENA, AR)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-0005-AP3-R0, AIR MINOR, AIR-1853-A, AIR-1853-AR-1, WATER-ARR00A973, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, WATER-ARR00B772, HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: AIRPORTS, FLYING FIELDS, AND AIRPORT TERMINAL SERVICES Organizations: RODGER L CRIDER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CURRY JIM (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GOODNER JASON (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ROGER L CRIDER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GOODNER AIRCRAFT PAINTING INC, GOODNER AIRCRAFT PAINTING INC, GOODNER-CRIDER AIRCRAFT PAINTING INC, GOODNER-CRIDER AIRCRAFT PAINTING INC
SOUTHWESTERN BELL (601 PORT AUTHOR AVENUE in MENA, AR)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-1999-6001, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-1999-6001, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
BRODIX INC (301 MAPLE ST. in MENA, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-ARR00A142, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: GREG BROTHERTON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JV & PAULA BROTHERTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
EHLCO LIQUIDATING TRUST (HWY 71S 3 BLOCKS S REINE ST in MENA, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5701002 Alternative names: ACORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
F M DIX COMPANY (3RD @ JANSSEN AVE in MENA, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-ARR00A361, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DIX FRANCIS AND DOROTHY (CONTACT/OWNER)
HOLLY HARSHMAN ELEM. SCHOOL (1000 GEYER DRIVE in MENA, AR)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5703010 Organizations: MENA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LOUISE DURHAM ELEM. SCHOOL (106 NORTH REINE STREET in MENA, AR)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5703009 Organizations: MENA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BOB CARVER`S CARS & TRUCKS,INC. (1000 HWY 71 N in MENA, AR)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: ROBERT A CARVER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ROBERT CARVER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BOB CARVERS CARS & TRUCKS INC
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES Alternative names: AHTD-JOB #040353-HWY. 272/71
CERTIFIED RECYCLING (772 POLK 194 in MENA, AR)
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: TIM KELTON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
CHURCH OF NAZARENE (928 POLK CO RD 61 in MENA, AR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS Alternative names: CHURCH OF NAZARENE-HEATH VALLE
EQUITY AU INC (POLK ROAD 416 in MENA, AR)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (39%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Utility gas (17%)
Wood (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Solar energy (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Population in 1990: 12,505. Population change in the 1990s: +1,790 (+14.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,540
Northeast: 361
Midwest: 1,368
South: 3,485
West: 1,341
56% of the 71953 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 532
Here:
21.4%
Arkansas:
6.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 415
Here:
34.1%
Arkansas:
7.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 303
Here:
35.8%
Arkansas:
15.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (MENA, AR):
THOMPSON, RICHARD J (110 DOGWOOD DR; small business)
$11,168 with Army for Building Components, Prefabricated. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-09-01.
LIMETREE INN (804 US HWY 71 N; small business)
$8,038 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-11-07. Completion date: 2003-11-07.
PINE RIDGE MACHINE INC (133 DOUBLE C LN; small business)
$2,588 with Defense Logistics Agency for Bolts. Signed on 2004-10-26. Completion date: 2004-11-26.
POLK COUNTY (507 CHURCH STREET) : $981 in 6 contractsin 2002
Contracts for Other Professional Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $981; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$450 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2002-12-03. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
$351, same as above.Signed on 2002-11-04. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
$72, same as above.Signed on 2002-10-10. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
$72, same as above.Signed on 2002-10-16. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)