Moving to Monette, Arkansas

Population: 1,179. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,189 (+0.8% change)
Males: 511 (43.3%), Females: 668 (56.7%)

Craighead County

Zip code: 72447

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.5 years
Median household income: $27,500
Median house value: $49,600

Population by Race

Races in Monette:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: United States (26.8%), Irish (7.5%), German (5.4%), English (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%).

Elevation: 235 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Map of Monette, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Monette

  • High school or higher: 62.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Monette city

  • Never married: 12.6%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 19.7%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+5.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Monette:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Monette:

  • MILLINGTON MUNI (about 50 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 65 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 103 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Monette:

  • MANILA MUNI (about 14 miles; MANILA, AR; Abbreviation: MXA)
  • KIRK FIELD (about 16 miles; PARAGOULD, AR; Abbreviation: PGR)
  • HORNERSVILLE MEMORIAL (about 17 miles; HORNERSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: 37M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Monette:

  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 54 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 54 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 54 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 59 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)

Schools

Public high school in Monette:

  • BUFFALO IS. CENTRAL HS (Students: 169; Location: 805 W. DREW, HWY 18; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Monette:

  • BUFFALO IS. CENTRAL WEST ELEM. (Students: 226; Location: 805 W. DREW, HWY 18; Grades: KG – 06)