Dardanelle

Population: 4,517
Median household income: $43,287
Median home value: $123,200

Located in Yell County, Arkansas, Dardanelle is a community with a population of 4,517. At $43,287, its median household income sits below Yell County's $58,870.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dardanelle's population held roughly steady from 4,561 to 4,517, while its median home value rose 20.0% from $102,700 to $123,200.

Households average 2.61 people. The median gross rent is $875.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,517
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $43,287
Median home value: $123,200
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 1,788
Homeownership rate: 56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5614,517

Median household income

$38,560$43,287

Median home value

$102,700$123,200

Median gross rent

$593$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,561	$38,560	$102,700	$593
2020	4,541	$40,495	$105,700	$651
2021	4,532	$43,397	$108,000	$628
2022	4,544	$47,724	$126,300	$837
2023	4,517	$43,287	$123,200	$875

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	337	7.5%
5 to 17	881	19.5%
18 to 24	566	12.5%
25 to 34	448	9.9%
35 to 44	545	12.1%
45 to 54	500	11.1%
55 to 64	574	12.7%
65 to 74	421	9.3%
75 and over	245	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,160	47.8%
Black or African American	240	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.5%
Asian	7	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	97	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,992	44.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.2%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	633	23.2%
High school graduate	1,042	38.1%
Some college or associate's	715	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	258	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	85	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,772	85.0%
Carpooled	177	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	2.1%
Other means	62	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	894	43.8%
15 to 29 min	796	39.0%
30 to 44 min	246	12.0%
45 to 59 min	91	4.5%
60+ min	15	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 9.2% (403 of 4,380)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,064	63.3%
Nonfamily households	617	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,681	94.0%
Vacant	107	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	951	56.6%
Renter-occupied	730	43.4%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,258	70.4%
1-unit, attached	127	7.1%
2 to 4 units	149	8.3%
5 to 19 units	153	8.6%
20 or more units	23	1.3%
Mobile home & other	78	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0517380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2263, -93.1659