Desha vs Salado

A side-by-side comparison of Desha and Salado: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Desha has the higher population (908 vs 443 in Salado). Desha has the higher median household income ($77,768 vs $36,789 in Salado). Since 2019, Desha's population has grown faster (-19.6% vs -37.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Desha	Salado
Population	908	443
Median age	51.7 yrs	23.9 yrs
Median household income	$77,768	$36,789
Median home value	$143,300	—
Median gross rent	$702	—
Housing units	471	197
Homeownership rate	85.4%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desha	Salado
Population	1,130 → 908 (-19.6%)	709 → 443 (-37.5%)
Median household income	$83,177 → $77,768 (-6.5%)	$32,778 → $36,789 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $143,300 (+11.3%)	$65,000 → $80,500 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $702 (+7.2%)	—

Desha

Population

1,130908

Median household income

$83,177$77,768

Median home value

$128,700$143,300

Median gross rent

$655$702

Salado

Population

709443

Median household income

$32,778$36,789

Median home value

$65,000$80,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desha	Salado
Under 5	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.1%	47.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	2.5%
25 to 34	8.5%	31.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	2.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.6%	4.5%
65 to 74	11.9%	3.6%
75 and over	12.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desha	Salado
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desha	Salado
No high school diploma	20.8%	20.5%
High school graduate	44.0%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desha	Salado
Drove alone	100.0%	86.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desha	Salado
1-unit, detached	80.9%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	59.9%

Poverty & households

	Desha	Salado
Poverty rate	11.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.24	4.66
Mean commute (minutes)	49	—
Median year structure built	1978	1983