Moving to Mountainburg, Arkansas
Population: 682. Estimated population in July 2024: 713 (+4.5% change)
Males: 336 (49.3%), Females: 346 (50.7%)
Crawford County
Zip code: 72946
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $25,446
Median house value: $47,700
Population by Race
Races in Mountainburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
- American Indian (3.4%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (12.6%), United States (8.4%), German (7.5%), English (7.2%), Scottish (2.9%), Dutch (2.8%).
Elevation: 756 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mountainburg
- High school or higher: 67.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mountainburg city
- Never married: 11.4%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +249 (+57.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mountainburg:
- CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; VAN BUREN, AR)
- WILLOW CREEK WOMENS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; JOHNSON, AR)
- MERCY HOSPITAL TURNER MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; OZARK, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountainburg:
- DRAKE FIELD (about 25 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: FYV)
- FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 26 miles; FORT SMITH, AR; Abbreviation: FSM)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 45 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mountainburg:
- OZARK-FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 25 miles; OZARK, AR; Abbreviation: 7M5)
- STILWELL/CHEROKEE NATION (about 34 miles; STILWELL, OK; Abbreviation: O11)
- SPRINGDALE MUNI (about 37 miles; SPRINGDALE, AR; Abbreviation: ASG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountainburg:
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 28 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
- WESTARK COLLEGE (about 32 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 103 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
Schools
Public high school in Mountainburg:
- MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 260; Location: 129 HWY. 71 SW; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mountainburg:
- MOUNTAINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 270; Location: 129 HWY. 71 SW; Grades: KG – 04)
- MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 235; Location: 129 HWY. 71 SW; Grades: 05 – 08)