Dennard vs Shirley

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

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

Dennard has the higher population (381 vs 307 in Shirley). Since 2019, Dennard's population has grown faster (+16.5% vs -14.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Dennard	Shirley
Population	381	307
Median age	43.6 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$35,938
Median home value	—	$92,000
Median gross rent	—	$625
Housing units	261	163
Homeownership rate	94.3%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dennard	Shirley
Population	327 → 381 (+16.5%)	358 → 307 (-14.2%)
Median household income	$21,607 → $25,924 (+20.0%)	$35,000 → $35,938 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $65,800 (-0.9%)	$81,000 → $92,000 (+13.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$606 → $625 (+3.1%)

Dennard

Population

327381

Median household income

$21,607$25,924

Median home value

$66,400$65,800

Shirley

Population

358307

Median household income

$35,000$35,938

Median home value

$81,000$92,000

Median gross rent

$606$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dennard	Shirley
Under 5	6.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	1.6%	16.9%
18 to 24	13.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	20.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	6.8%
45 to 54	7.3%	16.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.7%
65 to 74	28.6%	8.1%
75 and over	0.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dennard	Shirley
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	96.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	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	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dennard	Shirley
No high school diploma	27.9%	6.9%
High school graduate	54.8%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dennard	Shirley
Drove alone	73.3%	85.6%
Carpooled	21.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dennard	Shirley
1-unit, detached	74.7%	84.7%
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%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	25.3%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Dennard	Shirley
Poverty rate	20.5%	33.9%
Average household size	2.16	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	47	41
Median year structure built	1986	1972