Dennard vs Fairfield Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Dennard and Fairfield Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fairfield Bay has the higher population (2,247 vs 381 in Dennard). Since 2019, Dennard's population has grown faster (+16.5% vs +1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Dennard	Fairfield Bay
Population	381	2,247
Median age	43.6 yrs	68.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,735
Median home value	—	$157,300
Median gross rent	—	$888
Housing units	261	2,065
Homeownership rate	94.3%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dennard	Fairfield Bay
Population	327 → 381 (+16.5%)	2,212 → 2,247 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$21,607 → $25,924 (+20.0%)	$39,179 → $54,735 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $65,800 (-0.9%)	$101,700 → $157,300 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,045 → $888 (-15.0%)

Dennard

Population

327381

Median household income

$21,607$25,924

Median home value

$66,400$65,800

Fairfield Bay

Population

2,2122,247

Median household income

$39,179$54,735

Median home value

$101,700$157,300

Median gross rent

$1,045$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dennard	Fairfield Bay
Under 5	6.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	1.6%	2.9%
18 to 24	13.4%	2.8%
25 to 34	20.7%	5.9%
35 to 44	9.4%	3.6%
45 to 54	7.3%	4.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	17.3%
65 to 74	28.6%	27.8%
75 and over	0.0%	32.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dennard	Fairfield Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	87.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dennard	Fairfield Bay
No high school diploma	27.9%	4.7%
High school graduate	54.8%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dennard	Fairfield Bay
Drove alone	73.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	21.9%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	8.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dennard	Fairfield Bay
1-unit, detached	74.7%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	25.3%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Dennard	Fairfield Bay
Poverty rate	20.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.16	1.58
Mean commute (minutes)	47	21
Median year structure built	1986	1983