Dallas County vs Woodruff County

A side-by-side comparison of Dallas County and Woodruff County: population, income, housing, and more.

Dallas County and Woodruff County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dallas County has the higher population (6,351 vs 6,157 in Woodruff County). Woodruff County has the higher median household income ($49,982 vs $44,694 in Dallas County). Dallas County has the higher median home value ($98,200 vs $96,800 in Woodruff County).

Population, income & housing

	Dallas County	Woodruff County
Population	6,351	6,157
Median age	44.5 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$44,694	$49,982
Median home value	$98,200	$96,800
Median gross rent	$626	$595
Housing units	3,490	3,272
Homeownership rate	71.2%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dallas County	Woodruff County
Population	7,279 → 6,351 (-12.7%)	6,533 → 6,157 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$38,072 → $44,694 (+17.4%)	$32,845 → $49,982 (+52.2%)
Median home value	$70,400 → $98,200 (+39.5%)	$66,400 → $96,800 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $626 (-7.0%)	$504 → $595 (+18.1%)

Dallas County

Population

7,2796,351

Median household income

$38,072$44,694

Median home value

$70,400$98,200

Median gross rent

$673$626

Woodruff County

Population

6,5336,157

Median household income

$32,845$49,982

Median home value

$66,400$96,800

Median gross rent

$504$595

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dallas County	Woodruff County
Under 5	5.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.7%
65 to 74	14.6%	14.7%
75 and over	10.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dallas County	Woodruff County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.3%	69.5%
Black or African American	43.8%	27.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dallas County	Woodruff County
No high school diploma	11.0%	17.1%
High school graduate	48.4%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dallas County	Woodruff County
Drove alone	83.6%	87.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	2.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	1.2%	1.9%
Other means	2.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dallas County	Woodruff County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	5.6%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Dallas County	Woodruff County
Poverty rate	11.2%	22.8%
Average household size	2.49	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1978	1978