McAlmontAR
1,088 people live in this town, settled in 1876.
Is McAlmont a good place to live?
McAlmont’s weakest subject grade is a D for health. 34% of residents live below the poverty line in McAlmont, above both the Arkansas town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 8 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score lower on cost of living. Only 2 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score lower on the outdoors. McAlmont has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
McAlmont has shrunk 23% from 2010 to 2020
1,873 counted in 2010 and 1,447 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How McAlmont grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far McAlmont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McAlmont. Close and well known come first.
7 mi National Historic SiteLittle Rock Central High School National Historic Site49K visitors a year
5 mi MuseumClinton Presidential Center
5 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Arena5 mi MuseumArkansas Museum of Fine Arts8 mi Zoo & aquariumLittle Rock Zoo
5 mi MuseumArkansas Inland Maritime MuseumPhoto credits
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: Adam Jones, Ph.D., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clinton Presidential Center: Archipreneur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simmons Bank Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum: Jkmattson, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to McAlmont: who provides what
McAlmont is unincorporated, so Pulaski County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in McAlmont.
Health in McAlmont trails 89% of U.S. towns
For adults in McAlmont, the share who have high blood pressure is 52%. The town beats the Arkansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than McAlmont.
| McAlmont | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 41% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | McAlmont | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 8.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 32.6% | 18.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in McAlmont fall behind 68% of Arkansas districts
Its one school is below. The Pulaski County Special School District runs its public schools. 187 students attend McAlmont’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 187 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of working residents in McAlmont work locally than in the typical Arkansas or U.S. town
For half of commuters, work is under 7 miles away. The top destinations are Little Rock (48%), North Little Rock (20%) and Sherwood (7%). McAlmont’s mean commuting time is 24 minutes.
| McAlmont | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
McAlmont skews younger than Arkansas
A bachelor’s degree or higher: nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, vs 26% across Arkansas. People 65 and older are 8% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 30% of residents (23% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 5% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of McAlmont’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±28.6 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| McAlmont | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.6% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.9% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.1% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.8% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.2% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 56.9% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 1% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.1% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Mild winters and hot summers: that is McAlmont’s year
The peak summer temperature for McAlmont comes to 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in McAlmont, mostly earthquakes
FEMA puts 45% of McAlmont’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 27% to inland flooding. Compared with two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in McAlmont once, in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about McAlmont
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of McAlmont
About 0 of every 100 McAlmont residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
1,088 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About McAlmont
CDP in Arkansas, United States
McAlmont, also referred to as "Mac Side", is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, McAlmont had a population of 1,447. The community adjoins eastern North Little Rock, and is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 269 ft
- Area code
- 501
Questions about McAlmont
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is McAlmont, AR expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.