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Mount Ida, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Mount Ida is a Census city of 1,376 people across 1.57 square miles of land, in Montgomery County. Median household income is $37,045, 56.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mount Ida
What Mount Ida is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.57 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land877
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontgomery County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mount Ida
- Population1,376
- Median age47.8 plus or minus 11.8
- Population under 18281 plus or minus 99
- Share under 1820.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over432 plus or minus 125
- Share 65 and over31.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households632 plus or minus 132
- Family households396 plus or minus 111
- Share of households that are families62.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mount Ida
- Median household income$37,045 plus or minus $11,134
- Per capita income$27,407 plus or minus $7,848
- Civilian labor force387 plus or minus 116
- Employed361 plus or minus 112
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over1,009
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Ida
- Housing units696 plus or minus 139
- Occupied units632 plus or minus 132
- Vacant units64 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate9.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied354 plus or minus 116
- Renter occupied278 plus or minus 98
- Ownership rate56.0 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$140,900 plus or minus $62,451
- Median gross rent, monthly$576 plus or minus $148
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units501 plus or minus 119
- Share single family72.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more127 plus or minus 61
- Share in buildings of two or more18.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes68 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mount Ida gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute336 plus or minus 109
- Commuting under 15 minutes130 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.7 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more131 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.0 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Drove alone87.3 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.9 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mount Ida (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$50,700
- Average approval$25,350
- Median approval$25,350
- Largest approval$41,700
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term66 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Ida, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Mount Ida
- NFIP communityCity of Mount Ida
- NFIP community number050353
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/01/87(L)
The City of Mount Ida participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050353 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Montgomery County, not Mount Ida
Montgomery County context, not Mount Ida figures
- Establishments in Montgomery County134
- Covered employment, Montgomery County1,276
- Average annual pay, Montgomery County$36,741
Every figure in this section is published for Montgomery County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mount Ida.
All Montgomery County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mount Ida questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mount Ida, Arkansas?
1,376, in 632 households. Mount Ida city covers 1.57 square miles of land, which is 877 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mount Ida in?
Montgomery County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mount Ida?
$37,045. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $140,900. Median gross rent is $576 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mount Ida businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $50,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,350. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Ida, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mount Ida borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mount Ida. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mount Ida in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mount Ida appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mount Ida, city of, community 050353, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mount Ida figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Montgomery County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mount Ida.
Is zoning published for Mount Ida?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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