McGehee is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,504 people and two associated neighborhoods, McGehee is the 99th largest community in Arkansas.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.25 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, McGehee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of McGehee are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.62% of adults in McGehee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in McGehee in 2022 was $22,072, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,288 for a family of four. However, McGehee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McGehee also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.96% of its population below the federal poverty line.
McGehee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call McGehee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McGehee residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in McGehee include African, English, Irish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in McGehee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.