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.When you are in Mountainburg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.04% of Mountainburg’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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. One downside of living in Mountainburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mountainburg, the average commute to work is 34.84 minutes, which is quite a bit 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.The percentage of adults in Mountainburg with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.33% of adults in Mountainburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. 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.
