Mount Ida, Arkansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,240
Male Share of the Population	48.1%
Female Share of the Population	51.9%
Senior Citizens	25.8%
Employed Population 16+	420
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	40%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	15.7%
Median Earnings25+	$31,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$35,156
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$23,833

Wealth

Median Family Income	$49,191
% Above Poverty Level	89.2%
% Below Poverty Level	10.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	31 minutes
% Working from Home	0.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.9%
% Using Public Transportation	2.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.5%
Median Gross Rent	$518
Median House Value	$101,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	31.9%
Irish	17.1%
German	8.9%
English	7%
Scottish	2.3%
Polish	1%
French Except Basque	1%
Swedish	0.9%
Italian	0.9%
Czech	0.8%
Portuguese	0.6%
Dutch	0.6%
Welsh	0.5%
Turkish	0.3%
Arab	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%
Syrian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.2%
Danishn	0.2%
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Mount Ida Almanac

Category	Value
County	Montgomery County
Standard Zip Codes	71957
Phone Area Codes	870
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	34.55
Approximate Longitude	-93.63

Mount Ida Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MOUNT IDA 3 SE
Distance	3.3 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 49 F
Apr Temp	45 to 71 F
Jul Temp	67 to 90 F
Oct Temp	45 to 73 F
Annual Precip	57.9 inches

Station	BLAKELY MOUNTAIN DAM
Distance	24.7 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 50 F
Apr Temp	44 to 73 F
Jul Temp	66 to 93 F
Oct Temp	46 to 74 F
Annual Precip	56.8 inches

Station	HOT SPRINGS 1 NNE
Distance	33.4 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 51 F
Apr Temp	49 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 94 F
Oct Temp	50 to 76 F
Annual Precip	57.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Amity	730	$43,563
Glenwood	2,085	$37,063
Norman	393	$39,375
Oden	177	$61,875

Mount Ida Public Libraries

Ouachita Mountains Regional Library
145A WHITTINGTON STREET
Mount Ida, Arkansas
(870) 867-3812

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Mount Ida Public Schools

Mount Ida Elementary School
430 Ball Park Rd
ZIP: 71957
Primary
Total Enrollment 237

Mount Ida High School
338 Whittington St
ZIP: 71957
High
Total Enrollment 246

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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