Demographics of De Queen city, Arkansas

De Queen city, Arkansas had 6,045 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −20 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

De Queen city, in four figures

6,045
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,058 ±34.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −20 people.; 32.2 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,522 ±$12,093
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

De Queen city, Arkansas's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of De Queen city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

De Queen city, Arkansas's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of De Queen city, 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	6,065	100.0	100.0
2021	6,024	99.3	100.2
2022	6,008	99.1	100.7
2023	6,031	99.4	101.6
2024	6,083	100.3	102.5
2025	6,045	99.7	103.1

Population of De Queen city, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,065	—
2021	6,024	−41
2022	6,008	−16
2023	6,031	+23
2024	6,083	+52
2025	6,045	−38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.2 ±3.3: for men 33.5 ±8.3 and for women 31.3 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in De Queen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	385 ±102	6.4% ±1.7	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,429 ±382	23.6% ±6.3	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	804 ±281	13.3% ±4.6	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,533 ±319	25.3% ±5.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,189 ±296	19.6% ±4.9	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	718 ±220	11.9% ±3.6	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,522 ±$12,093, and income per person $23,174 ±$2,620, 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 De Queen city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	661 ±242	30.6% ±10.9	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	397 ±179	18.4% ±8.1	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	371 ±166	17.2% ±7.5	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	174 to 576	8.2% to 26.5%	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	290 ±143	13.4% ±6.5	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 57	0% to 2.6%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 93	0% to 4.3%	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 De Queen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	1,021 ±502	17.1% ±8.4	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	176 to 708	11.1% to 37.6%	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	515 ±221	16.2% ±6.6	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 131	0% to 13.4%	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 De Queen city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	De Queen city	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	2,401 ±166	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.0% ±5.4	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.1% to 16.9%	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.9% ±8.8	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	53.1% ±10.5	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$109,600 ±$17,585	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$757 ±$70	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±4	1987 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 De Queen city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,766 ±308	62.2% ±5.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,496 ±311	24.7% ±5.1	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	328 ±129	5.4% ±2.1	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	23 to 167	0.4% to 2.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	228 ±19	3.8% ±0.3	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	21 to 241	0.3% to 4.0%	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 De Queen city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	2,105 ±391	34.7% ±6.5	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,384 ±422	39.4% ±7.0	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,569 ±313	25.9% ±5.2	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	541 ±260	8.9% ±4.3	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,028 ±318	17.0% ±5.2	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%.

De Queen city among the places of Arkansas

60th of 71 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Places of Arkansas near De Queen city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Morrilton city	7,080 ±20
East End CDP	6,912 ±769
Osceola city	6,688 ±20
Ward city	6,573 ±33
Tontitown city	6,425 ±45
De Queen city	6,058 ±34
Greenbrier city	6,018 ±19
Cave Springs city	6,008 ±36
Alma city	5,906 ±17
Berryville city	5,707 ±154
Mena city	5,582 ±30

Rankings this appears in

No. 234 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026