CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Mountain Pine

Arkansas · 772 residents · 1.66 sq mi

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With 772 people, Mountain Pine is a city in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. 30.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $20,000. Households here earn about 35% less than in Arkansas as a whole. The median household earns $20,804, about 51% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 35.2

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

772

−8%since 1990

from 843 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

+17%since 1990

from 29.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024555

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58%(62)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.5%(66)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(68)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.6%(43)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.1%(55)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413%(100)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.1%(109)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413%(100)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.9%(69)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.6%(51)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.7%(36)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.7%(13)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,804

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $15,529 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,806

+38%since 1990

from $7,090 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

30.0%

+6.8 ptssince 1990

from 23.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,000

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $15,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2023

Median gross rent

$346

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $229 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

72.4%

−3.4 ptssince 1990

from 75.8% in 1990

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.9%(623)

Black23.5%(198)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic71%(548)

Black23.4%(181)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(3)

Asian0.6%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

Irish13.2%(73)

Subsaharan African2%(11)

American1.1%(6)

English0.7%(4)

Scottish0.7%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.7%

−0.4 ptssince 1990

from 3.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

55.3%

+12.0 ptssince 1990

from 43.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

0.6%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 0.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.7 min

−25%since 1990

from 17.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.2%(57)

Married60.2%(148)

Widowed2.4%(6)

Divorced14.2%(35)

Women 15+

Never married18.4%(57)

Married49.4%(153)

Widowed12.6%(39)

Divorced19.7%(61)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.9%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.8%

+13.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.2%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

−10.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.3%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.9%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era100%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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