Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.96 minutes getting to work every day.
McGehee is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in McGehee with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.35% of adults in McGehee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in McGehee in 2022 was $20,797, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,188 for a family of four. However, McGehee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McGehee also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.95% of its population below the federal poverty line.
McGehee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call McGehee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McGehee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McGehee include English, African, Irish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in McGehee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
