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Delight Arkansas Information: Delight, Arkansas is part of PIKE County. Population for Delight from the last gathering is 311. You can view Delight venues that host many Delight AR events every year. You can also research Delight Arkansas homes for sale by visiting our Delight Arkansas real estate guide. Delight Arkansas has a latitude of 34.0573 and a longitude of -93.5328. Zip codes in Delight, AR include 71940 ... more Delight zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Delight, AR
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Delight, AR was 311.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Delight was 141, which represents 45.3 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Delight, AR
There are an estimated 73 married men in the town. 65.8 percent of men over 15 years old in Delight are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Delight is 170 which is 54.7 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Delight, Arkansas
There are an estimated 74 married women in the community. 59.7 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Delight, AR
The median age of people living in Delight, AR was 38.8 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Delight was 23. There were 230 people above the age of 18, which represents 74 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 20.6 percent of the population (64) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Delight, AR
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Delight, AR was 311.

White Population in Delight, AR
The estimated White population in the Delight community is 297, which is 95.5 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Delight, Arkansas
The estimated Black/African American population is 3, which is 1 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Delight, AR
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Delight, AR was 10.

Asian Population in Delight, Arkansas
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 1.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Delight, AR
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Delight was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 0, while those of “two or more races” was 0 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Delight community was 1, or 0.3 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Delight, AR
The household population number in Delight was 311.

Group Quarters Population in Delight, AR
Group Quarters population in the community was 0.

Average Household Size in Delight, AR
The average household size in Delight is 2.3 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.97 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Delight, AR
At the time of the last census survey, there were 168 total housing units in Delight.

The number of occupied housing units was 135, or 80.4 of the total units in town. Of these, 109 were owner-occupied (80.7), and 26 were renter-occupied (19.3, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 33 vacant homes in Delight at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Delight, Arkansas
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 79, with a median value in dollars of 31,800.

Monthly Owner Costs in Delight, AR
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $750 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Delight, average costs per month were $243 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 142 people in the community had a high school degree, or 71.7 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Delight, Arkansas
17 people in Delight also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 8.6 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Delight, AR
The number of Civilian Veterans in Delight was 23, or 10.2 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Delight, AR
In 2000, there were 63 people in Delight, AR listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Delight, AR
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 0 people in Delight who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 0 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Delight, Arkansas
There were 135 in the labor force in Delight at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 59 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Delight was 33.2 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Delight, AR
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $23,977. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Delight, AR
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $33,125. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Delight, Arkansas
Per capita income in Delight in the last full census was 12,749. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Delight numbered 15, or 17.6 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Delight, AR
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 78, or 26 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.