DeWitt

Population: 2,980
Median household income: $48,221
Median home value: $85,800

DeWitt, a community in Arkansas County, Arkansas, has 2,980 residents. The median household income of $48,221 is below the Arkansas County median ($60,831).

Between 2019 and 2023, DeWitt's population declined 3.6% from 3,091 to 2,980, while its median home value rose 1.5% from $84,500 to $85,800.

9.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,980
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,221
Median home value: $85,800
Median gross rent: $792
Housing units: 1,248
Homeownership rate: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 11.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0912,980

Median household income

$36,146$48,221

Median home value

$84,500$85,800

Median gross rent

$583$792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,091	$36,146	$84,500	$583
2020	3,046	$37,232	$94,700	$631
2021	2,993	$39,063	$93,200	$785
2022	3,017	$47,147	$70,500	$845
2023	2,980	$48,221	$85,800	$792

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	3.8%
5 to 17	620	20.8%
18 to 24	288	9.7%
25 to 34	328	11.0%
35 to 44	295	9.9%
45 to 54	314	10.5%
55 to 64	575	19.3%
65 to 74	235	7.9%
75 and over	213	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,951	65.5%
Black or African American	716	24.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	59	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	254	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate48.9%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	287	14.6%
High school graduate	959	48.9%
Some college or associate's	528	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	153	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	33	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled18.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	828	76.9%
Carpooled	202	18.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	719	69.5%
15 to 29 min	71	6.9%
30 to 44 min	148	14.3%
45 to 59 min	5	0.5%
60+ min	92	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 23.2% (652 of 2,811)

	Count	Share
Family households	595	58.7%
Nonfamily households	419	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,014	81.3%
Vacant	234	18.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	570	56.2%
Renter-occupied	444	43.8%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	915	73.3%
1-unit, attached	12	1.0%
2 to 4 units	71	5.7%
5 to 19 units	18	1.4%
20 or more units	46	3.7%
Mobile home & other	186	14.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0518790
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.2874, -91.3383