Desha vs Sulphur Rock

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

Desha and Sulphur Rock 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 747 in Sulphur Rock). Desha has the higher median household income ($77,768 vs $49,440 in Sulphur Rock). Sulphur Rock has the higher median home value ($150,700 vs $143,300 in Desha).

Population, income & housing

	Desha	Sulphur Rock
Population	908	747
Median age	51.7 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,768	$49,440
Median home value	$143,300	$150,700
Median gross rent	$702	$774
Housing units	471	360
Homeownership rate	85.4%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desha	Sulphur Rock
Population	1,130 → 908 (-19.6%)	691 → 747 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$83,177 → $77,768 (-6.5%)	$46,042 → $49,440 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $143,300 (+11.3%)	$66,700 → $150,700 (+125.9%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $702 (+7.2%)	$716 → $774 (+8.1%)

Desha

Population

1,130908

Median household income

$83,177$77,768

Median home value

$128,700$143,300

Median gross rent

$655$702

Sulphur Rock

Population

691747

Median household income

$46,042$49,440

Median home value

$66,700$150,700

Median gross rent

$716$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desha	Sulphur Rock
Under 5	6.2%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	18.3%
18 to 24	10.7%	16.6%
25 to 34	8.5%	16.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.8%	7.2%
55 to 64	18.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.9%	5.4%
75 and over	12.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desha	Sulphur Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	73.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
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%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desha	Sulphur Rock
No high school diploma	20.8%	16.7%
High school graduate	44.0%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desha	Sulphur Rock
Drove alone	100.0%	89.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desha	Sulphur Rock
1-unit, detached	80.9%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Desha	Sulphur Rock
Poverty rate	11.1%	20.7%
Average household size	2.24	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	49	17
Median year structure built	1978	1995