Dumas vs Watson

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

Dumas and Watson 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 190 in Watson). Watson has the higher median household income ($35,417 vs $34,938 in Dumas). Dumas has the higher median home value ($90,800 vs $35,400 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	Dumas	Watson
Population	3,877	190
Median age	40.1 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,938	$35,417
Median home value	$90,800	$35,400
Median gross rent	$761	—
Housing units	2,020	108
Homeownership rate	56.0%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dumas	Watson
Population	4,173 → 3,877 (-7.1%)	195 → 190 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$35,226 → $34,938 (-0.8%)	$32,813 → $35,417 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $90,800 (+37.0%)	$50,400 → $35,400 (-29.8%)
Median gross rent	$545 → $761 (+39.6%)	$708 → $685 (-3.2%)

Dumas

Population

4,1733,877

Median household income

$35,226$34,938

Median home value

$66,300$90,800

Median gross rent

$545$761

Watson

Population

195190

Median household income

$32,813$35,417

Median home value

$50,400$35,400

Median gross rent

$708$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dumas	Watson
Under 5	5.1%	2.1%
5 to 17	19.8%	7.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	3.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	3.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	21.1%
55 to 64	10.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	21.6%
75 and over	7.0%	20.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dumas	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	21.2%	87.9%
Black or African American	68.1%	12.1%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dumas	Watson
No high school diploma	21.6%	10.6%
High school graduate	41.5%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	0.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dumas	Watson
Drove alone	81.5%	95.0%
Carpooled	14.9%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	1.3%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dumas	Watson
1-unit, detached	71.8%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Dumas	Watson
Poverty rate	28.6%	15.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	18	32
Median year structure built	1977	1974