De Queen

Population: 6,077
Median household income: $50,979
Median home value: $108,500

De Queen, a community in Sevier County, Arkansas, has 6,077 residents. At $50,979, its median household income sits in line with Sevier County's $51,641.

From 2019 to 2023, De Queen's population declined 7.3% from 6,556 to 6,077, while its median home value rose 34.0% from $81,000 to $108,500.

The median resident is 33.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,077
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,979
Median home value: $108,500
Median gross rent: $705
Housing units: 2,460
Homeownership rate: 44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,5566,077

Median household income

$39,086$50,979

Median home value

$81,000$108,500

Median gross rent

$605$705

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,556	$39,086	$81,000	$605
2020	6,499	$48,068	$91,300	$604
2021	6,192	$45,066	$93,100	$629
2022	6,132	$55,207	$93,300	$677
2023	6,077	$50,979	$108,500	$705

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1723.9%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	411	6.8%
5 to 17	1,455	23.9%
18 to 24	684	11.3%
25 to 34	634	10.4%
35 to 44	934	15.4%
45 to 54	697	11.5%
55 to 64	677	11.1%
65 to 74	343	5.6%
75 and over	242	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,787	29.4%
Black or African American	328	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	205	3.4%
Some other race	14	0.2%
Two or more races	81	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,604	59.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma43.6%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's16.7%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,537	43.6%
High school graduate	1,011	28.7%
Some college or associate's	590	16.7%
Bachelor's degree	242	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	147	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled29.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,711	66.8%
Carpooled	767	29.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	42	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,276	49.8%
15 to 29 min	192	7.5%
30 to 44 min	473	18.5%
45 to 59 min	279	10.9%
60+ min	341	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 17.8% (1,038 of 5,841)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,466	64.6%
Nonfamily households	805	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,271	92.3%
Vacant	189	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,000	44.0%
Renter-occupied	1,271	56.0%

1-unit, detached60.6%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other24.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,490	60.6%
1-unit, attached	22	0.9%
2 to 4 units	243	9.9%
5 to 19 units	86	3.5%
20 or more units	9	0.4%
Mobile home & other	610	24.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0518490
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 34.0422, -94.3421