Dallas County, Arkansas

Interactive maps and statistics for Dallas County, Arkansas: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Arkansas and the United States.

Dallas County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Dallas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,242	3,049,391	334,922,499	2793rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$42,500	$60,773	$80,734	3015th of 3,221
Median Age	45.4	38.5	38.9	681st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.3%	25.7%	35.7%	3144th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$97,300	$188,000	$332,700	3024th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$627	$947	$1,413	2996th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.9%	16.0%	12.5%	1479th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.2%	4.9%	5.2%	251st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	9.4	58.7	n/a	2664th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.3%	5.4%	14.1%	3131st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.2	n/a	n/a	2822nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.6%	66.4%	65.2%	1918th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.2	22.5	26.4	1370th of 3,221
Worked from Home	1.8%	8.8%	15.1%	3169th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.2%	n/a	n/a	1598th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.9%	47.0%	46.9%	2510th of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.8%	n/a	n/a	2924th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Dallas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Dallas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	52.1%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	42.6%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.6	51.2	61.4

Age in Dallas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Dallas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	45.4	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.5%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Dallas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Dallas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	2,558	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.4%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.7%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.7%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	28.5%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dallas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Dallas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,773	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.7%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.9%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.0%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.5%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.9%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.3%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.9%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Dallas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Dallas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	3,470	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.4%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.3%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.4%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.3%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$547	$1,040	n/a

Education in Dallas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Dallas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	14.1%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	47.9%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.6%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.9%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dallas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Dallas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.5%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.9%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	45.1%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.6%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Dallas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Dallas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.5%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	5.9%	16.7%

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