The Town Files

Montgomery County, Arkansas

8,553 people. The median home is worth $151,900 (typical Arkansas town: $128,600) and the median household earns $48,906.

Towns in Montgomery County

Towns in Montgomery County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Mount Ida996$140,900$37,04547.8

People and housing

Montgomery CountyTypical Arkansas town
Median home value$151,900$128,600
Median rent$636$792
Median household income$48,906$50,408
Median age50.837.8
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%16.5%
Below the poverty line22.4%19.7%

Jobs and pay

1,276 jobs in 2024, average pay $36,741 a year.

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyRetail172 jobs · $25,766Construction71 jobs · $38,125Manufacturing55 jobs · $44,660Health care & social assistan…45 jobs · $38,831Wholesale trade37 jobs · $50,486Other services34 jobs · $26,718
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Montgomery County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 4.9%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 406 storm events in Montgomery County from 1996 to 2026, with 20 deaths.

Storm events in Montgomery County by type since 1996Hail126Flood4Tornado11Ice Storm2Lightning4Heavy Rain25Flash Flood62Funnel Cloud2Winter Storm4Winter Weather5
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Montgomery County has been included in 24 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3636: Severe Winter Storm
May 21, 2025FloodDR-4873: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 5, 2025Severe StormEM-3627: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
August 27, 2020HurricaneEM-3541: Hurricane Laura
April 3, 2020BiologicalDR-4518: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3461: Covid-19
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).