Delight

Population: 316
Median household income: $32,396
Median home value: $57,100

Delight, a community in Pike County, Arkansas, has 316 residents. At $32,396, its median household income sits below Pike County's $51,000.

From 2019 to 2023, Delight's population declined 8.1% from 344 to 316, while its median home value was little changed from $57,000 to $57,100.

The median resident is 47.7 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 15.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 316
Median age: 47.7 yrs
Median household income: $32,396
Median home value: $57,100
Median gross rent: $631
Housing units: 202
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

344316

Median household income

$26,776$32,396

Median home value

$57,000$57,100

Median gross rent

$667$631

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	344	$26,776	$57,000	$667
2020	336	$27,222	$55,600	$663
2021	293	$29,659	$56,500	$700
2022	259	$30,682	$59,100	$646
2023	316	$32,396	$57,100	$631

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over14.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	5.4%
5 to 17	44	13.9%
18 to 24	18	5.7%
25 to 34	42	13.3%
35 to 44	33	10.4%
45 to 54	31	9.8%
55 to 64	34	10.8%
65 to 74	50	15.8%
75 and over	47	14.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	285	90.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's46.8%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	9.7%
High school graduate	76	32.1%
Some college or associate's	111	46.8%
Bachelor's degree	18	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit4.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	75	74.3%
Carpooled	14	13.9%
Public transit	4	4.0%
Walked	4	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	3.0%
Other means	1	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	24.5%
15 to 29 min	37	37.8%
30 to 44 min	29	29.6%
45 to 59 min	3	3.1%
60+ min	5	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 25.0% (79 of 316)

	Count	Share
Family households	81	51.6%
Nonfamily households	76	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	157	77.7%
Vacant	45	22.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	115	73.2%
Renter-occupied	42	26.8%

1-unit, detached83.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	169	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	3.5%
5 to 19 units	1	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25	12.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0518100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0295, -93.5066