Dallas County, Arkansas

Dallas County has a population of 6,242 and has shrunk 7.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $97,300, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $42,500.

Home price
$97,300
Income
$42,500
Population
6,242
Unemployment
8.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$97,300county
Median gross rent$627county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198056.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use18.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$671county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,207county
Home insurance / yr$3,733(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6(statewide)
Median household income$42,500county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate13.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home1.8%county
Unemployment rate8.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed1.9%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.7%county
Economic output per resident$54,515county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.56%county
Top state income tax3.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax1.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.48%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2560county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths32.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher11.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.9%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment659county
Students per full-time teacher11.4county
Free lunch eligible76.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution35 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians16county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,242county
Land area in square miles667county
People per square mile of land9.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-7.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age45.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.5%county
Share of households that are one person35.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages1.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls67.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents648county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-9county
Households that moved in178county
Households that moved away170county
Average income of arriving households$43,961county
Average income of departing households$34,847county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.50 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F75 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing56 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days224 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 28county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,007 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity53.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.5%county
Homes heated by propane8.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood5.3%county
Households with broadband74.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk17.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.2county
Landslide risk16.4county
Hail risk24.9county
Earthquake risk67.4county
Tornado risk32.8county
Tropical cyclone risk45.3county
Extreme heat risk50.8county
Winter weather risk17.9county
Strong wind risk37.1county
Wildfire risk13.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dallas County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arkansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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