Desha County, Arkansas

Desha County has a population of 10,786 and has shrunk 12.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $90,900, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $37,662.

Home price
$90,900
Income
$37,662
Population
10,786
Unemployment
8.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$90,900county
Median gross rent$718county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198057.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented43.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.7%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$1,208county
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$37,662county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate28.3%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 home3.8%county
Unemployment rate8.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government21.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.1%county
Economic output per resident$67,123county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.54%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 time20.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6582county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station73 micounty
Households without a vehicle14.6%county
Traffic deaths27.8county
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 higher12.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher77.9%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1939county
Students per full-time teacher11.5county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year34.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year27.6%county
Frequent mental distress22.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity42.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes21.5%county

Place

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

Population10,786county
Land area in square miles741county
People per square mile of land14.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.7%county
Population change since 2020-12.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age41.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person33.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages6.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents509county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-26county
Households that moved in193county
Households that moved away263county
Average income of arriving households$37,699county
Average income of departing households$37,970county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 temperature64.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.56 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F78 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing38 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days248 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 12county
Average first fall frostNov 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,053 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.8%county
Homes heated by propane4.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband78.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk33.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk70.7county
Landslide risk18.4county
Hail risk49.4county
Earthquake risk83.8county
Tornado risk55.6county
Tropical cyclone risk63.3county
Extreme heat risk64.0county
Winter weather risk18.0county
Strong wind risk41.2county
Wildfire risk3.2county

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 Desha 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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