Housing data for Mount Ida, AR

Mount Ida, AR has an estimated 1,376 residents and 696 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Montgomery County.

44.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $576 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,376 (±272)
Housing units
696 (±139)
Households that rent
44.0%
Median gross rent
$576
Residents since 2015–2019
+25.0%

What stands out in Mount Ida

Households that rent: 44.0% (±13.3 points) in Mount Ida, higher than in Montgomery County (19.4%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 9.6% (±6.9 points) in Mount Ida, higher than in Montgomery County (1.6%).

Homes built before 1980: 51.8% (±13.5 points) in Mount Ida, higher than in Montgomery County (35.2%).

Average commute: 22.3 minutes (±5.2) in Mount Ida, lower than in Montgomery County (33.3 minutes).

Housing in Mount Ida at a glance

  • Median rent: $576 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $850 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 66.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income
  • Renters and owners: 44.0% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $37,045 median household income
  • Home values: $140,900 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,129 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $768 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 9.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 47.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 51.8% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 50.8% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 22.3 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +25.0% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 29.8% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 2.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Mount Ida against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Mount IdaMontgomery CountyArkansasUnited States
Residents1,376 (±272)8,553 (exact)3,049,391 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units696 (±139)5,485 (±40)1,394,673 (±514)143,775,355
Households that rent44.0% (±13.3 points)19.4% (±3.8 points)33.6% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$576 (±$148)$636 (±$87)$947 (±$6)$1,413
Median household income$37,045 (±$11,134)$48,906 (±$6,190)$60,773 (±$467)$80,734
Median home value$140,900 (±$62,451)$151,900 (±$28,396)$188,000 (±$1,754)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$768 (±$286)$479 (±$81)$1,040 (±$13)$3,119
Built before 198051.8% (±13.5 points)35.2% (±5.2 points)39.6% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute22.3 minutes (±5.2)33.3 minutes (±4.0)22.5 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband81.8% (±8.1 points)78.2% (±4.0 points)86.7% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents47.8 years (±11.8)50.8 years (±0.8)38.5 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Mount Ida covers 1.6 square miles of land, about 877 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Mount Ida has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,101 (±276)1,376 (±272)+25.0%Not a measurable change
Housing units543 (±93)696 (±139)+28.2%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$538 (±$49)$576 (±$148)+7.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$97,200 (±$20,274)$140,900 (±$62,451)+45.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$39,091 (±$7,279)$37,045 (±$11,134)−5.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$942 (±$210)$1,129 (±$155)+19.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$655 (±$242)$768 (±$286)+17.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent44.2% (±10.8 points)44.0% (±13.3 points)−0.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate10.8% (±10.5 points)0.0% (±13.4 points)−10.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Places near Mount Ida

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Norman6.8 mi$538$94,40020.6%
Black Springs8.0 mi—$222,2000.0%
Oden10 mi$725$108,30042.9%
Glenwood16 mi$664$132,50043.5%
Amity22 mi$646$143,10037.8%
Daisy23 mi—$152,3001.9%
Mountain Pine26 mi$624—28.4%
Piney28 mi$971$134,40046.7%

Places in Arkansas most like Mount Ida

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Quitman$652$110,600$35,15642.6%
Melbourne$601$172,800$39,46945.1%
Glenwood$664$132,500$33,50043.5%
Waldron$704$105,300$33,83939.6%
Rison$505$115,500$35,85550.7%
Wynne$760$141,100$43,25040.5%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Arkansas.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Mount Ida, fiscal year 2027

Montgomery County, AR, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$646$835$909$1,183$1,274

HUD income limits for Mount Ida, fiscal year 2026

Montgomery County, AR, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$15,960$24,900$39,850
2 people$21,640$28,450$45,550
3 people$27,320$32,000$51,250
4 people$33,000$35,550$56,900
5 people$38,400$38,400$61,500
6 people$41,250$41,250$66,050
7 people$44,100$44,100$70,600
8 people$46,950$46,950$75,150

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Montgomery County, AR, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $64,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mount Ida

What is the average rent in Mount Ida, AR?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Mount Ida is $576 (±$148) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

Are renters in Mount Ida rent-burdened?

66.8% of renting households in Mount Ida pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many renters are there in Mount Ida?

Mount Ida has an estimated 278 (±98) renting households, 44.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Mount Ida?

The median household income in Mount Ida is $37,045 (±$11,134) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Mount Ida, AR?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $140,900 (±$62,451) for owner-occupied homes in Mount Ida (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Mount Ida?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Mount Ida, AR is $1,129 (±$155) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

Is Mount Ida growing?

In Mount Ida, the number of residents went from 1,101 in 2015–2019 to 1,376 in 2020–2024 (+25.0%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Mount Ida city, Arkansas (place:47690, in state:05).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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