Arkansas Workforce Centers

                                                                                              

     Montgomery County

                                                          

 

Arkansas Dept. of Health and Human Services

 

 

117 Ray Drive                         Mt. Ida, AR 71957

Phone: (870) 867-3011        Fax: (870) 867-3011

TTY: (800) 285-1131 (Arkansas Relay Service)

 
Arkansas Dept. of Workforce Services

Job Corps

Arkansas Dept. of Workforce Education

Arkansas Rehabilitation Services

Experience Works

AARP

Rich Mountain Community College

 

 

 

 

 

The Mt. Ida Workforce Center

open Tuesdays only from

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 

STAFF

Jill Ward

Case Manager

jillwia4753@yahoo.com

 

Key Economic Development Contacts

 

Mt. Ida Area Chamber of Commerce

P.O. Box 6

Mt. Ida, AR 71957

PH: 870-867-2723

 mountida@ipa.net

 

 

 

 

Population

 

9,274                (2005 estimate)           

 

Population, percent change                   

April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005           0.3%

 

Ages     (2004)

Persons under 5 years old        4.7%

                     Persons under 18 years old     21.5%               

                    Persons 65 years old and over  20.2%  

Gender    (2004)

Female persons 50.8%  Male persons 49.2% 

 

Ethnicity  (2004)

White persons 97.0% Black persons 0.5%  Asian persons 0.4%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons 1.1%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander   0.0% 

Persons reporting two or more races  1.0%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin   3.6%

                                Education   (2004)

Bachelor's degree or higher age 25+, 8.8%

High School Graduates age 25+,       69.8%

 

Poverty  (2003)

Persons Living Below Poverty Level   17.3%

 

Population Density

Persons per Sq. Mile.             11.8

 

Unemployment   (2005)    4.5%