Dumas

Population: 3,877
Median household income: $34,938
Median home value: $90,800

Dumas is a community in Desha County, Arkansas, home to 3,877 residents. The median household income of $34,938 is in line with the Desha County median ($36,064).

From 2019 to 2023, Dumas's population declined 7.1% from 4,173 to 3,877, while its median home value rose 37.0% from $66,300 to $90,800.

81.5% of workers drive to work alone. 71.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,877
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $34,938
Median home value: $90,800
Median gross rent: $761
Housing units: 2,020
Homeownership rate: 56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1733,877

Median household income

$35,226$34,938

Median home value

$66,300$90,800

Median gross rent

$545$761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,173	$35,226	$66,300	$545
2020	3,850	$35,373	$78,700	$635
2021	4,059	$33,750	$78,900	$676
2022	3,965	$34,554	$79,500	$653
2023	3,877	$34,938	$90,800	$761

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	197	5.1%
5 to 17	768	19.8%
18 to 24	306	7.9%
25 to 34	400	10.3%
35 to 44	524	13.5%
45 to 54	478	12.3%
55 to 64	387	10.0%
65 to 74	546	14.1%
75 and over	271	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	821	21.2%
Black or African American	2,641	68.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	390	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.6%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	563	21.6%
High school graduate	1,082	41.5%
Some college or associate's	665	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	143	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	153	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,131	81.5%
Carpooled	207	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	1.9%
Other means	23	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	765	56.2%
15 to 29 min	328	24.1%
30 to 44 min	111	8.2%
45 to 59 min	79	5.8%
60+ min	78	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 28.6% (1,109 of 3,875)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,094	62.7%
Nonfamily households	650	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,744	86.3%
Vacant	276	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	977	56.0%
Renter-occupied	767	44.0%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,450	71.8%
1-unit, attached	42	2.1%
2 to 4 units	201	10.0%
5 to 19 units	213	10.5%
20 or more units	7	0.3%
Mobile home & other	107	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0519990
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8834, -91.4856