Dermott

Population: 2,727
Median household income: $25,518
Median home value: $77,600

Located in Chicot County, Arkansas, Dermott is a community with a population of 2,727. At $25,518, its median household income sits below Chicot County's $39,683.

From 2019 to 2023, Dermott's population declined 3.0% from 2,810 to 2,727, while its median home value rose 9.6% from $70,800 to $77,600.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.3% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 71.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,727
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $25,518
Median home value: $77,600
Median gross rent: $627
Housing units: 1,153
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 16.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8102,727

Median household income

$27,045$25,518

Median home value

$70,800$77,600

Median gross rent

$569$627

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,810	$27,045	$70,800	$569
2020	2,807	$28,487	$69,400	$556
2021	2,584	$26,429	$74,600	$563
2022	2,655	$23,537	$79,100	$538
2023	2,727	$25,518	$77,600	$627

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	180	6.6%
5 to 17	473	17.3%
18 to 24	271	9.9%
25 to 34	365	13.4%
35 to 44	267	9.8%
45 to 54	425	15.6%
55 to 64	220	8.1%
65 to 74	302	11.1%
75 and over	224	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	631	23.1%
Black or African American	1,952	71.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.3%
Asian	8	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	61	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	331	18.4%
High school graduate	767	42.5%
Some college or associate's	474	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	214	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone93.4%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	535	93.4%
Carpooled	34	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	4	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	239	41.7%
15 to 29 min	74	12.9%
30 to 44 min	181	31.6%
45 to 59 min	65	11.3%
60+ min	14	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 39.7% (816 of 2,058)

	Count	Share
Family households	428	49.3%
Nonfamily households	441	50.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	869	75.4%
Vacant	284	24.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	498	57.3%
Renter-occupied	371	42.7%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	900	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	41	3.6%
5 to 19 units	35	3.0%
20 or more units	15	1.3%
Mobile home & other	162	14.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0518520
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 33.5262, -91.4323