Des Arc city, AR

Prairie County, AR

2022 population: 1,400 ( 317 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population density: 665.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,074	76.71%	27.2%
Black:	193	13.79%	3.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	119	8.50%	466.7%
Hispanic:	14	1.00%	41.7%

Total non-White:	326	23.29%	35.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-402	-28.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	85	6.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,717
1,476	85.96%
187	10.89%
9	0.52%
0	0.00%
21	1.22%
24	1.40%
241	14.04%

2000
1,952
1,544	79.10%
256	13.11%
0	0.00%
12	0.61%
0	0.00%
140	7.17%
408	20.90%

1990
2,001
1,727	86.31%
256	12.79%
18	0.90%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
274	13.69%

1980
2,001
1,786	89.26%
169	8.45%
0	0.00%
13	0.65%
n/a
33	1.65%
215	10.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-68	-3.5
-167	-8.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-183	-9.1
134	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-59	-2.9
59	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Des Arc city, AR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.1
225	16.1%
1,175	83.9%
371	26.5%

571
2.30

268	46.9%
183	68.3%
15	5.6%
303	53.1%

2010
Number	Percent
44.0
380	22.1%
1,337	77.9%
363	21.1%

714
2.30

466	65.3%
316	67.8%
53	11.4%
248	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
503	25.8%
1,449	74.2%
367	18.8%

748
2.51

521	69.7%
381	73.1%
62	11.9%
227	30.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
513	25.6%
1,488	74.4%
363	18.1%

776
2.47

534	68.8%
412	77.2%
57	10.7%
242	31.2%

1980
Number	Percent
34.5
567	28.3%
1,434	71.7%
309	15.4%

784
2.55

562	71.7%
463	82.4%
44	7.8%
222	28.3%

2022 Housing Data for Des Arc city, AR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	38	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	37	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	50	8.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	64	11.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	116	20.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	64	11.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	1.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	18	3.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	34	6.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	71	12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	13	2.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	0.7%
$200,000 or more	5	0.9%

Median Household Income	29,226
Per Capita Income	21,536

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	91	15.9%
Public Assistance	24	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	95	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	491	56.6%
Unemployed	11	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	502	57.8%
Not in Labor Force	366	42.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	151	99	60.4%
Non-Profit	8	18	30.8%
Self-Employed	94	33	74.0%

Local Government	45	28	61.6%
State Government	8	41	16.3%
Federal Government	0	13	0.0%

Total Private + Self	245	132	65.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	61	100	37.9%
Total	306	232	56.9%

Pct. Govt.	25.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	79	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	69	12.8%
Professional, Technical	107	19.9%
Service Occupations	143	26.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	1.5%
All others	140	26.0%

White Collar		47.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	75	13.9%
Public administration	61	11.3%
Other services	53	9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	51	9.5%
Manufacturing	47	8.7%
Retail trade	44	8.2%
Educational services	43	8.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	43	8.0%
Construction	32	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	30	5.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	3.5%
Wholesale trade	15	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	1.5%
Finance and insurance	7	1.3%
Accommodation and food services	7	1.3%
Information	3	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	1.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,335	99.9%
Spanish	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	148	10.6%
German	96	6.9%
Irish	95	6.8%
American	82	5.9%
Dutch	45	3.2%
Scottish	34	2.4%
Swedish	24	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	14	1.0%
French	4	0.3%
Italian	3	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,394	99.6%
Not a citizen	6	0.4%

Native	1,394	99.6%
Foreign-born	6	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
64	6.0%	158	14.7%	546	50.9%	232	21.6%	33	3.1%	40	3.7%
Average years of education: 11.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	64	6.0%
9-12 Years	158	14.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	546	50.9%
Some College	232	21.6%
Bach. Degree	33	3.1%
Grad Degree	40	3.7%
Average years of education: 11.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +35	R +76	R + 12.9%
D -41
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	467	75.6%	Joe Biden (D)	143	23.1%	8	1.3%	618	13	29	0.05%
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	432	67.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	184	28.7%	25	3.9%	641	7	21	0.06%

2020 President, Des Arc city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

143

23.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

467

75.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

618

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Des Arc city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

184

28.7%

Donald Trump (R)

432

67.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.3%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

641

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Des Arc city, AR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	54%	Tom Cotton* (R)	487	82.1%	Ricky Harrington (Libertarian)	106	17.9%	0	0.0%	593	16	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	50%	Asa Hutchinson* (R)	427	73.9%	Jared Henderson (D)	139	24.0%	12 [+]	2.1%	578	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark West (Libertarian) 12 (2.1%);
2016	S3	52%	John Boozman* (R)	390	62.8%	Conner Eldridge (D)	217	34.9%	14 [+]	2.3%	621	3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Frank Gilbert (Libertarian) 14 (2.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	687
Median Value	$71,200

Occupied	571	83.1%
Vacant	116	16.9%

Owned	335	58.7%
Rented	236	41.3%
Median Rent	$532

Single-Family Units	407	59.2%
Detached	401	58.4%
Attached	6	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	57	8.3%
Mobile Homes	86	12.5%

Des Arc city, AR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Des Arc city, AR

2022 Housing Data for Des Arc city, AR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Des Arc city, AR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Des Arc city, AR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Des Arc city, AR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Des Arc city, AR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Des Arc city, AR