Mena, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Mena is a Census city of 5,582 people across 6.94 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $47,428, 67.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mena
What Mena is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.94 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land804
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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.
Mena
How many people live in Mena
- Population5,582
- Median age42.7
- Population under 181,046 plus or minus 234
- Share under 1818.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over1,166
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent
- Households2,290
- Family households1,181
- Share of households that are families51.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mena
Income and work in Mena
- Median household income$47,428
- Per capita income$27,560
- Civilian labor force2,524
- Employed2,287
- Unemployed237 plus or minus 179
- Unemployment rate9.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over3,966
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mena
- Housing units2,831
- Occupied units2,290
- Vacant units541 plus or minus 173
- Vacancy rate19.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied1,545
- Renter occupied745 plus or minus 200
- Ownership rate67.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$132,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$639
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units2,212
- Share single family78.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more314 plus or minus 152
- Share in buildings of two or more11.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes305 plus or minus 149
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,152
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,507 plus or minus 308
- Share commuting under 15 minutes70.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more251 plus or minus 126
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mena
SBA loans in Mena (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$5,947,000
- Average approval$371,688
- Median approval$333,350
- Largest approval$865,000
- Jobs supported49
- Jobs per approval3.1
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term162 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.8 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mena, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have 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.
Mena
Flood risk in Mena
- NFIP communityCity of Mena
- NFIP community number050177
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/01/87(L)
The City of Mena participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050177 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.
Polk County, not Mena
Polk County context, not Mena figures
- Establishments in Polk County429
- Covered employment, Polk County5,837
- Average annual pay, Polk County$42,869
- Housing units permitted, Polk County4
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mena.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
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
Mena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mena, Arkansas?
5,582, in 2,290 households. Mena city covers 6.94 square miles of land, which is 804 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mena in?
Polk 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 Mena?
$47,428. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $132,900. Median gross rent is $639 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mena businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $5.9 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $333,350. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mena, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mena borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mena. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mena in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mena appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mena, city of, community 050177, 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 Mena figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk 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 Mena.
Is zoning published for Mena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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