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.
Despite the fact that it is a small city, Mountainburg has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
In terms of college education, Mountainburg is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.33% of adults 25 and older in Mountainburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mountainburg in 2022 was $24,643, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,572 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 English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Mountainburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
