Mountainburg is a tiny city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 527 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mountainburg is the 233rd largest community in Arkansas. Mountainburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Mountainburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Mountainburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.04% of the Mountainburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Mountainburg is a city of construction workers and builders, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mountainburg who work in management occupations (12.81%), office and administrative support (9.50%), and food service (7.85%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Mountainburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mountainburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Mountainburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.84 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Mountainburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Mountainburg rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.33% of adults 25 and older in Mountainburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Mountainburg in 2022 was $29,229, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,916 for a family of four. However, Mountainburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Mountainburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mountainburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Mountainburg include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Mountainburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
