Demographics of Dallas County, Arkansas

Dallas County, Arkansas had 6,011 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −430 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dallas County, in four figures

6,011
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.7%
Change since July 2020: −430 people.; 45.4 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,500 ±$8,406
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dallas County, Arkansas's population shrank 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dallas County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dallas County, Arkansas's population shrank 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dallas County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,441	100.0	100.0
2021	6,305	97.9	100.2
2022	6,195	96.2	100.7
2023	6,191	96.1	101.6
2024	6,109	94.8	102.5
2025	6,011	93.3	103.1

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Population of Dallas County, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	6,441	−38	−13	0	−22
2021	6,305	−136	−64	−1	−72
2022	6,195	−110	−63	−1	−45
2023	6,191	−4	−50	−3	+49
2024	6,109	−82	−37	−1	−44
2025	6,011	−98	−39	−2	−57

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.4 ±3.7: for men 45.1 ±4.5 and for women 45.7 ±6.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dallas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	299 ±79	4.8% ±1.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	957 ±199	15.3% ±3.2	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	466 ±140	7.5% ±2.2	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,373 ±213	22.0% ±3.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,557 ±222	24.9% ±3.6	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,590 ±209	25.5% ±3.4	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,500 ±$8,406, and income per person $27,773 ±$2,170, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dallas County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	760 ±185	29.7% ±7.0	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	685 ±183	26.8% ±7.0	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	330 ±93	12.9% ±3.6	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	181 ±72	7.1% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	485 ±129	19.0% ±4.9	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	79 ±36	3.1% ±1.4	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4 to 72	0.2% to 2.8%	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dallas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	834 ±244	13.9% ±4.1	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	93 to 309	8.7% to 26.9%	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	305 ±116	10.7% ±4.0	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	328 ±115	16.4% ±5.5	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dallas County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dallas County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	3,470 ±20	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.7% ±4.2	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.3% ±4.2	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.6% ±4.2	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.4% ±5.6	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$97,300 ±$10,022	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$627 ±$84	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dallas County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	22 to 120	0.4% to 1.9%	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,250 ±24	52.1% ±0.4	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,657 ±167	42.6% ±2.7	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	101 to 411	1.6% to 6.6%	6.3% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dallas County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	5,211 ±171	83.5% ±2.7	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	997 ±169	16.0% ±2.7	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 29	0% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1 to 41	< 0.1% to 0.7%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 23	0% to 0.4%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 25	0% to 0.4%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dallas County among the counties of Arkansas

72nd of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Dallas County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Prairie County	7,923	−3.9%
Searcy County	7,848	< +0.1%
Cleveland County	7,224	−4.3%
Newton County	7,026	−2.3%
Monroe County	6,244	−7.8%
Dallas County	6,011	−6.7%
Lafayette County	5,888	−6.5%
Woodruff County	5,710	−8.2%
Calhoun County	4,632	−2.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026