Des Arc, Arkansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,728
Male Share of the Population	49%
Female Share of the Population	51%
Senior Citizens	23.6%
Employed Population 16+	647
Age of the Population	49

Families

% of people married	48.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	12.8%
Median Earnings25+	$33,641
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$26,917

Wealth

Median Family Income	$44,412
% Above Poverty Level	86.3%
% Below Poverty Level	13.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	33.2%
Median Gross Rent	$512
Median House Value	$64,500

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	67.8%
Irish	5.2%
German	3.5%
English	2.5%
Dutch	1.8%
Scottish	1%
Canadian	0.7%
Arab	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Iraqi	0.3%
Greek	0.2%
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Des Arc Almanac

Category	Value
County	Prairie County
Standard Zip Codes	72040
Phone Area Codes	870
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	34.97
Approximate Longitude	-91.5

Des Arc Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	DES ARC
Distance	0.5 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 47 F
Apr Temp	51 to 72 F
Jul Temp	73 to 93 F
Oct Temp	51 to 75 F
Annual Precip	49.4 inches

Station	CLARENDON
Distance	22.1 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 47 F
Apr Temp	49 to 71 F
Jul Temp	71 to 92 F
Oct Temp	48 to 75 F
Annual Precip	49.8 inches

Station	CABOT 4 SW
Distance	33.4 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 49 F
Apr Temp	48 to 73 F
Jul Temp	69 to 91 F
Oct Temp	48 to 74 F
Annual Precip	50.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cotton Plant	595	$54,076
De Valls Bluff	634	$39,286
Georgetown	85	$38,750
Griffithville	126	$32,250
Hazen	1,321	$46,635
West Point	150	$35,313

Des Arc Public Schools

Des Arc Elementary School
2100 Hickory St
ZIP: 72040
Primary
Total Enrollment 307

Des Arc High School
600 Main St
ZIP: 72040
High
Total Enrollment 279

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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