Des Arc

Population: 193
Median household income: $62,188
Median home value: $81,700

Located in Iron County, Missouri, Des Arc is a community with a population of 193. At $62,188, its median household income sits above Iron County's $51,161.

From 2019 to 2023, Des Arc's population declined 3.5% from 200 to 193, while its median home value rose 95.9% from $41,700 to $81,700.

The median resident is 26.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 193
Median age: 26.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,188
Median home value: $81,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 85
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

200193

Median household income

$25,000$62,188

Median home value

$41,700$81,700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	200	$25,000	$41,700
2020	276	$34,250	—
2021	219	—	—
2022	195	—	$82,300
2023	193	$62,188	$81,700

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 2418.1%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	6.2%
5 to 17	40	20.7%
18 to 24	35	18.1%
25 to 34	23	11.9%
35 to 44	21	10.9%
45 to 54	23	11.9%
55 to 64	25	13.0%
65 to 74	10	5.2%
75 and over	4	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	192	99.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate48.1%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	15.1%
High school graduate	51	48.1%
Some college or associate's	34	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	5	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	83.0%
Carpooled	5	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	11.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8	10.3%
15 to 29 min	58	74.4%
30 to 44 min	3	3.8%
45 to 59 min	2	2.6%
60+ min	7	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 29.5% (57 of 193)

	Count	Share
Family households	53	84.1%
Nonfamily households	10	15.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	63	74.1%
Vacant	22	25.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	50	79.4%
Renter-occupied	13	20.6%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	73	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	14.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2919198
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2832, -90.6361