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
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:
- ARKANSAS METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PARAGOULD, AR)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF JONESBORO (about 24 miles; JONESBORO, AR)
- REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NEA (about 24 miles; JONESBORO, AR)
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)