Dumas vs McGehee

A side-by-side comparison of Dumas and McGehee: population, income, housing, and more.

Dumas and McGehee are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dumas has the higher population (3,877 vs 3,744 in McGehee). Dumas has the higher median household income ($34,938 vs $33,679 in McGehee). McGehee has the higher median home value ($93,000 vs $90,800 in Dumas).

Population, income & housing

	Dumas	McGehee
Population	3,877	3,744
Median age	40.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$34,938	$33,679
Median home value	$90,800	$93,000
Median gross rent	$761	$695
Housing units	2,020	1,838
Homeownership rate	56.0%	51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dumas	McGehee
Population	4,173 → 3,877 (-7.1%)	3,796 → 3,744 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$35,226 → $34,938 (-0.8%)	$27,936 → $33,679 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $90,800 (+37.0%)	$85,400 → $93,000 (+8.9%)
Median gross rent	$545 → $761 (+39.6%)	$466 → $695 (+49.1%)

Dumas

Population

4,1733,877

Median household income

$35,226$34,938

Median home value

$66,300$90,800

Median gross rent

$545$761

McGehee

Population

3,7963,744

Median household income

$27,936$33,679

Median home value

$85,400$93,000

Median gross rent

$466$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dumas	McGehee
Under 5	5.1%	10.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	9.7%
75 and over	7.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dumas	McGehee
White (non-Hispanic)	21.2%	42.4%
Black or African American	68.1%	45.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dumas	McGehee
No high school diploma	21.6%	22.7%
High school graduate	41.5%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dumas	McGehee
Drove alone	81.5%	84.7%
Carpooled	14.9%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	2.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dumas	McGehee
1-unit, detached	71.8%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Dumas	McGehee
Poverty rate	28.6%	36.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1977	1972