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- Mena is 0% more densely populated than Shreveport.
- People are 24.3% more likely to be married in Mena.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years older in Mena.
 Shreveport, LAMena, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,626329,725,481
 Female Population52.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.638.4
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 Population - 2010201,409  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,637285,036,114
 Population - 1990198,525  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-4.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock840.793.4
 Land Area107.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Shreveport, LAMena, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Shreveport, LAMena, ARUnited States
 White36.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Shreveport, LAMena, ARUnited States
 Married Population38.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.5%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.542.60
 Households74,949  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,24980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,817  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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Reviews for Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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