Mabelvale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 9,081 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mabelvale is the 44th largest community in Arkansas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Mabelvale is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.32% of the Mabelvale workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Mabelvale is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mabelvale who work in office and administrative support (12.09%), healthcare (10.19%), and sales jobs (8.67%). Also of interest is that Mabelvale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.18% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town 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, Mabelvale has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mabelvale a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Mabelvale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mabelvale, the average commute to work is 30.41 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Mabelvale citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.57% of adults 25 and older in Mabelvale have a college degree. The per capita income in Mabelvale in 2022 was $31,136, 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 $124,544 for a family of four. However, Mabelvale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mabelvale is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mabelvale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mabelvale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mabelvale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.00% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mabelvale include German, English, Irish, French, and African. The most common language spoken in Mabelvale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
